CNI News
28 November 2025
Karen People’s Party (KPP) Chairperson Daw Nant Khin Aye Oo told CNI News that their party does not make election-time guarantees to win votes if they cannot truly deliver them to the public.
As Myanmar’s election period approaches, political parties are making various promises in their campaigns in hopes of gaining public support.
KPP Chairperson Daw Nant Khin Aye Oo said that their party will not give guarantees they cannot actually fulfill just to gain votes.
Karen People’s Party (KPP) during their campaign activities
She said,“We cannot just say things in advance. And this current conscription law is something set by the State, a law established since General Aung San’s era. However, it does need to be implemented systematically. If it reaches Parliament (Hluttaw), any party will have to work on it. But when a party says it will do something, it must be something it truly can do. We do not make promises we cannot fulfill just to win votes. After experiencing three eras of democracy, there are things that can be done and things that cannot. In a five-year term, how much can really be achieved depends greatly on the capacity of the elected MPs. Some people say ‘Give us your vote and we’ll do all this afterward,’ but some of those things are untouchable — they really cannot be promised.”
Political observers note that the public has lost trust because some political parties fail to address the difficulties people are facing and only start giving big campaign speeches when election time arrives.
The KPP Chairperson also said they are hearing many special promises being made by other parties, but emphasized that their party does not follow others blindly.
Karen People’s Party (KPP) during their campaign activities
She stated,“There are things the country needs. So we must work as best as we can for our people, within our capacity. When others give guarantees, there is the question of how far they can actually deliver them. We don’t make such big guarantees. These matters are things MPs must coordinate and work together on. When we talk about such matters, we cannot treat them as big promises. But we must still speak and act on matters that should be addressed. Everyone knows what is happening in the country right now. The next government will have to solve these issues. Our party is not one that gives popular vote-grabbing guarantees.”
Myanmar’s Election Part (1) will be held on December 28, 2025. Election Part (2) will be held on January 11, 2026, and Election Part (3) will be held in the last week of January 2026, according to the statement made on November 10 by Major General Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson of the National Defense and Security Council.
