The Kayin People's Party ( ksw, ပှၤကညီဖိပၣ်တံၣ်; my, ကရင်ပြည်သူ့ပါတီ;

abbreviated An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

KPP) is a

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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

(Burma). It was formed by retired Kayin government officers to contest the 2010 general elections. It is based in Yangon where many Karen people are living. It fielded 41 candidates in the 2010 general elections, winning six seats. It did not run in the 2012 by-elections. In the 2015 general elections it partnered with the Federal Democracy Alliance (FDA), and the Kayin Democratic Party to field over 100 candidates in constituencies across seven states and regions - Yangon, Bago, Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady, Kayah, Kayin and Mon. Despite this, it retained only a single seat in the

Kayin State Hluttaw Kayin State Hluttaw ( ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်ဘျီၣ်ဒိၣ်, my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese state of Kayin State. It is a unicameral body, consisting ...

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