Arakan National Party ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ | |
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| Abbreviation | ANP |
| President | Thar Tun Hla |
| Secretary | Khaing Pray Soe |
| Policy Leadership Committee Member | Oo Hla Saw,Aye Nu Sein |
| Founded | 6 March 2014 (11 years ago) (2014-03-06) |
| Merger of | Rakhine Nationalities Development Party Arakan League for Democracy(until 2017) |
| Headquarters | Sittwe,Rakhine State,Myanmar |
| Ideology | Rakhinenationalism[1][2] Buddhist nationalism Religious nationalism[3][4] Anti-Islam[3][5] Anti-Rohingya[3][6] |
| Political position | Right-wing[2] tofar-right[7] |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Colours | White and red |
| Seats in theAmyotha Hluttaw | 10 / 224 |
| Seats in thePyithu Hluttaw | 12 / 440 |
| Seats in theRakhine State Hluttaw | 18 / 47 |
| Ethnic Affairs Ministers | 1 / 29 |
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TheArakan National Party (Burmese:ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ;abbreviatedANP), is apolitical party inMyanmar (Burma), representing the interests of theRakhine people inRakhine State andYangon Region. The party was founded on 13 January 2014 and registered with theUnion Election Commission on 6 March 2014.[8][9][10] The chairman of the ANP is Thar Htun Hla.[11] The party is known for its hardlineethnic nationalist stance, as well as itsIslamophobic and anti-Rohingya positions.[3][12] Some members of the party were involved in instigating violence against Rohingya people during thecommunal riots in 2012, which left dozens dead and thousands homeless.[3]
TheRakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP), led byDr. Aye Maung, and theArakan League for Democracy (ALD), led byAye Thar Aung, signed an agreement on 17 June 2013 to merge into a single party under the name "Arakan National Party" after more than eight months of negotiations.[13]
In the2015 general election, the party contested 63 seats inRakhine State,Chin State,Ayeyarwady Region, andYangon Region. The party won 10 seats in theAmyotha Hluttaw, 12 in thePyithu Hluttaw, 22 in theRakhine State Hluttaw, and one party member became anEthnic Affairs Minister.[10][14][15][16][17]
Former leaders of the ALD announced on 8 January 2017 that they were splitting from the ANP and were re-registering with the Union Election Commission for the2020 elections, citing internal issues and RNDP dominance in the ANP as the reasons for the split.[18][19]
On 27 November 2017, Dr. Aye Maung resigned as the party chairman and member, citing persistent conflicts within the top ranks of the party.[20]
On 2 July 2024, theState Administration Council junta's Union Election Commission barred the ANP from taking part in the2025 election due to alleged links with theArakha Army.[21]
