The Chin Progressive Party (CPP) will soon hold its first conference in Yangon city, its headquarters for the 2010 general elections.

“The conference will be held on July 21 and it will be the party’s first conference, but there is no official information about how many representatives will attend the meeting,” said a member.

“In the conference the future work schedule of the CPP for the forthcoming general election will be discussed. Now we can form a township level working committee in Falam town, Chin state and Kalemyo, Sagaing division. We have to do organizational work in other towns. At the same time, we will discuss nominating candidates for the election at the conference,” said pu Nangthan, CPP chairman (1).

The delay in setting up of township level working committees in other townships was because doubts existed among leaders, though the details were not given out.

Meanwhile, the Ethnic Progressive Party (EPP), of the Mara ethnic group will held its conference in August in Lailenpi village, Matupi Township in Chin state, where the party headquarters is located.

The Chin National Party (CNP) has also set up township level working committees in Thantlang Township in Chin sate in May 2010. Local people in Tawnzang, Tedim, Hakha and Falam towns are awaiting organizational activities of the Chin National Party (CNP) with an eye on the election.

The Chin Progressive Party (CPP) and the Chin National Party (CNP) can officially campaign in July according to pu Vanlian in Hakha town. He spoke to BBC Burmese on 12 July.

The parties from Chin state that will contest the forthcoming 2010 general election in Burma are the Chin Progressive Party (CPP), the Chin National Party (CNP), the Ethnic Progressive Party (EPP), the Union Democracy Party (UDP), the National United Party (NUP) and the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).