Democratic Party for a New Society
The Democratic Party for a New Society (Burmese: လူ့ဘောင်သစ်ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ; abbr. DPNS) is a registered political party in Myanmar (Burma), founded in 1988 by Moe Thee Zun, the then Secretary General of the All Burma Students League (ABSL). The party campaigns independently from other parties and is unaffiliated with the more influential National League for Democracy (NLD), despite sharing similar goals.
Democratic Party for a New Society လူ့ဘောင်သစ်ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ | |
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| Abbreviation | DPNS |
| Chairman | Aung Moe Zaw |
| Secretary-General | Ngwe Lin |
| Vice-Chairperson | Myint Naing |
| Founded | 14 October 1988 |
| Headquarters | No. 251, Third Floor, Seikkantha St. (Upper Block), Kyauktada Township, Yangon |
| Membership | 250,000 (self-claim) |
| Ideology | Social democracy Federalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | Network of Social Democracy in Asia Historical: National Council of the Union of Burma |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Red and yellow |
| Slogan | "Peace and solidarity" |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 0 / 224
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| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 0 / 440
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