The Democratic Party is a Burmese political party founded in 1988. It was formally registered in May 2010, with headquarters in Pazundaung Township

Pazundaung Township

Pazundaung Township is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung township in the west and the south, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the northwest, Thaketa township in the north and the Pazundaung Creek in...

, Yangon

Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

. It is contesting the 2010 general election

Burmese general election, 2010

A general election was held in Burma on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution which was approved in a referendum held in...

 in Burma. DP's chairman is Thu Wai, a former political prisoner. The party's secretaries, Mya Than Than Nu, Nay Ye Ba Swe, and Cho Cho Kyaw Nyein, are the daughters of U Nu

U Nu

For other people with the Burmese name Nu, see Nu .U Nu was a leading Burmese nationalist and political figure of the 20th century...

 (former prime minister), Kyaw Nyein (former deputy prime minister) and Ba Swe (former prime minister), all well-known Burmese political leaders in the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League , or hpa hsa pa la by its Burmese acronym, was the main political party in Burma from 1945 until 1962...

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It is currently campaigning in Yangon Division

Yangon Division

Yangon Region is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region in the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban in the south, and Ayeyarwady Region in the west. Yangon Region is dominated by its capital city of Yangon, the former...

 and Ayeyarwady Division

Ayeyarwady Division

Ayeyarwady Region is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River . It is bordered by Bago Region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east, and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west...