Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party ဖလုံ-စဝေါ် ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | U Saw Thein Aung |
| Secretary-General | U Saw Tin Hlaing |
| Founded | June 4, 2010 [1] |
| Headquarters | Hpa-an, Kayin State, Myanmar |
| Ideology | Karen interests |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 0 / 224 |
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 0 / 440 |
| Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws | 0 / 880 |
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The party was established in 2010. [3] In the 2010 general elections it put forward four candidates for the House of Nationalities, winning three seats. Two of its five candidates were elected to the House of Representatives; it took over 70% of the vote in Karen State. [4]
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