National League for Democracy
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National League for Democracy
အမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရေစီ အဖွဲ့ချုပ် |
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| Abbreviation | NLD |
| Chairman (နာယက) | Tin Oo |
| President (ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ) | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Founder | Tin Oo, Kyi Maung, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aung Gyi, Aung Shwe |
| Founded | 27 September 1988 |
| Headquarters | 97B West Shwe Gon Daing Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Liberal democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (observer) |
| International affiliation |
Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the House of Nationalities |
135 / 224
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| Seats in the House of Representatives |
255 / 440
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| Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws |
476 / 850
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| Ethnic Affairs Ministers |
21 / 29
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The National League for Democracy (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရေစီ အဖွဲ့ချုပ်, IPA: [ʔəmjóðá dìmòkəɹèsì ʔəpʰwḛdʑoʊʔ]; abbreviated NLD) is a democratic socialist and liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma), currently serving as the governing party. Founded on 27 September 1988, it has become one of the most influential parties in Myanmar's pro-democracy movement. Special Honorary President of the Socialist International and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi serves as its President and she is currently serving as State Counsellor of Myanmar. The party won a substantial parliamentary majority in the 1990 Burmese general election. However, the ruling military junta refused to recognise the result. On 6 May 2010, the party was declared illegal and ordered to be disbanded by the junta after refusing to register for the elections slated for November 2010. In November 2011, the NLD announced its intention to register as a political party to contend future elections and on 13 December 2011, Burma's Union Election Commission approved their application for registration.
In the 2012 by-elections, the NLD contested 44 of the 45 available seats; winning 43, and losing only one seat to the SNDP. Party leader Aung San Suu Kyi won the seat of Kawhmu.
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