Karen National Party

The Karen National Party (S'gaw Karen: ကညီဒီကလုာ်ပၣ်တံၣ်, Burmese: ကရင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ; KNP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). The party was registered on 24 October 2014.^[3] Despite being based in Yangon, the party only contested constituencies in Kayin State (Karen State) in the 2015 general election. After the government relaxed naming rules in 2012, the party changed its name from the then government approved "Kayin" National Party to the Karen National Party.^[4]

Karen National Party ကရင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ
Chairman	Man Thein Shwe
Secretary-General	Man Kyaw Nyein
Founded	October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)[1]
Headquarters	Insein Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar
Membership	5,000+[2]
Ideology	Federalism Karen interests
Colours	Red, white, blue
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw	0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw	0 / 440
Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws	0 / 880
Ethnic Affairs Ministers	0 / 29
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