Chin National League for Democracy ချင်းအမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ် | |
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| Abbreviation | CNLD |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Chin State |
| Ideology | Chin interests |
| Seats in the House of Nationalities | 0 / 224 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 440 |
| Seats in the Chin State Hluttaw | 1 / 20 |
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The Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) is a political party in Myanmar seeking to represent the interests of the Chin people.
Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the CNLD contested 13 seats in the 1990 general elections. [1] It received 0.4% of the vote, winning three seats: [2] U.C.K. Taikwell in Falam 1, Za Hlei Thang in Falam 2 and U Shein Pe Ling in Mindat. [3]
The party was banned by the military government on 18 March 1992, but was a member of the government-in-exile. [4]
The party did not contest the 2010 general elections. [5]
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