The Ta'ang National Party ( my, တအာင်းအမျိုးသားပါတီ;
abbreviated
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TNP), also known as the Ta'arng (Palaung) National Party, is a
political party
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in
Myanmar
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(Burma).
The party was founded on 24 May 2010 to contest the
2010 general election, but did not participate in the
2012 by-election. The party seeks to represent the
Ta'ang people
The Palaung ( my, ပလောင် လူမျိုး ; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong) or Ta'ang are a Mon–Khmer ethnic minority found in Shan State of Burma, Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand. I ...
(also known as the Palaung people) in the parliament of Myanmar.
References
Political parties in Myanmar
Political parties established in 2010
2010 establishments in Myanmar
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