Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – While providing no specific details about its proposals, the National Unity Party (NUP) has said it will introduce legislation to amend the 2008 Constitution through Parliament during the next session.
More than 140 central committee members from across the country met this week and agreed on the move. The next session of the Parliament may be held in early 2012, according to some observers. Presently, the party’s legal aid committee is studying what constitutional changes might be proposed.
More than 140 central committee members from across the country met this week and agreed on the move. The next session of the Parliament may be held in early 2012, according to some observers. Presently, the party’s legal aid committee is studying what constitutional changes might be proposed.
During the party meeting, members discussed goals, policies, financial issues and public relations.
The NUP now has about 700,000 members, said party spokesman Han Shwe The party decided it will not organize a business to raise funds, as permitted under election laws, but instead it will collect 100 kyat (1 US $ 0.13 cents) from each party member and accept donations from supporters in Burma. Political parties are barred from accepting donations from outside Burma.
The NUP won 64 parliamentary seats in the recent election, the second highest number of parliamentary seats by a single party. The party’s members of Parliament did not submit any proposals or raise any objections in the first Parliament session, which met from February to March.
The NUP is the official successor of the former Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) led by dictator Ne Win, who ruled the country from 1962 to 1988. After the 1988 pro-democracy movement, the BSPP was removed from power. Following leadership changes, it was renamed the National Unity Party.
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