CNI News
2 January 2026
In Phase 1 of the 2025 election, held on December 28, 2025, the Shanni Kyar Min (King Tiger) Party achieved a decisive victory in Homalin Township, Sagaing Region, according to Sai Naing Naing Kyaw, Chairperson of the Shanni (Tai Leng) Solidarity Party (SSP), speaking to CNI News.
Known locally as the “Kyar Min Party,” the Shanni party won seats in the People’s Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw), National Assembly (Amyotha Hluttaw), and Regional Assembly constituencies within Homalin Township.
Phase 1 of the election was held on December 28, 2025,. Phase 2 will be held on January 11, 2026, and Phase 3 on January 25, 2026.
Based on ground information from Phase 1, the Shanni (Tai Leng) Solidarity Party is believed to have secured victory in both the Pyithu Hluttaw seats and the Regional Hluttaw seats in Homalin Township, said SSP Chairperson Sai Naing Naing Kyaw.
Homalin town (Shanni Voice)
He stated: “As the Kyar Min Party, we are only competing in Sagaing Region, and we have fielded 40 candidates. Since only Phase 1 has been completed, we cannot yet say how many seats we will win overall. But in a first-past-the-post system, as I mentioned earlier, we are certain to have won in Homalin — both the Pyithu Hluttaw seats and the Regional Hluttaw seats — based on available ground data. The Election Commission has not officially announced the results yet, but from what we have on the ground, we can confidently say we have won those constituencies in Homalin under the FPTP system.”
Only three-quarters of Homalin Township was able to participate in Phase 1 of the election. Due to security concerns, elections could not be held in Uru Chaung, Nat Nan regions, and surrounding village tracts.
However, according to SSP Chairperson Sai Naing Naing Kyaw, voter turnout in Homalin and Khamti townships was around 60%, though there were some shortcomings regarding the voter lists.
Shanni (Tai Leng) Solidarity Party (SSP)
He added: “On December 28, people came out to vote in Homalin and Khamti. We see this as an election comparable to a regular election. Based on available information, voter turnout was around 50% to 60%. Everyone is showing strong interest in the election. But we have noticed some weaknesses concerning the basic voter lists. For example, some people appeared in the voters’ list in the first and second editions, but disappeared in the final edition. Another issue: siblings with the same parents faced different eligibility status for ethnic votes. For instance, during ethnic voting for Shanni representatives, the younger brother was allowed to cast an ethnic Shanni vote, but the older brother was not eligible — cases like that were also found.”
In Homalin Township, two SSP candidates won: Sai Naing Naing Kyaw — Pyithu Hluttaw seat, Sai San Hla Soe — Regional Assembly seat.
