The Chin Progressive Party (CPP) and the Chin National Party (CNP), two of the main political entities in the western Myanmar state, are to merge into one party which will be called the Chin National Progressive Party (CNPP), according to a report by Khonumthung, a Chin news group.
The report quoted Salai Ceu Bik Thawng, the CNP General Secretary, as saying that documents relating to the merger will be completed by July for submission to Myanmar’s Election Commission (EC).
The decision to merge the two parties was reportedly taken at a meeting in April; however the announcement was delayed because of bureaucratic requirements set down by the EC.
The CPP and CNP won seats in the 2010 general elections in Chin State, and the coalition plans to contest the general election state-wide in 2015, Khonumthung said.
Another major Chin news agency, Chinland Guardian, made no mention of the merger.
