National Council of the Union of Burma

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Logo of the National Council of the Union of Burma

The National Council of the Union of Burma (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံအမျိုးသားကောင်စီ; pronounced: [pjìdàʊɴzṵ mjəmà nàɪɴŋàɴ əmjóðá kàʊɴsì]) is an opposition organisation in Burma (Myanmar), composed of representatives of armed groups and exiled political organisations. The organisation was formed on 22 September 1992 and aims to achieve a democratic federal system in Burma.

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v t e Political parties in Myanmar

Parties represented in the Amyotha Hluttaw (224)	National League for Democracy (135) Military representatives (56) Union Solidarity and Development Party (12) Arakan National Party (10) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (3) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) Mon National Party (1) National Unity Party (1) Pa-O National Organisation (1) Ta'ang National Party (1) Independents (2)

Parties represented in the Pyithu Hluttaw (440)	National League for Democracy (255) Military representatives (110) Union Solidarity and Development Party (30) Arakan National Party (12) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (12) Pa-O National Organisation (3) Ta'ang National Party (3) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) Kachin State Democracy Party (1) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Wa Democratic Party (1) Independents (1)

Parties represented in State and Regional Hluttaws (880)	National League for Democracy (475) Military representatives (220) Union Solidarity and Development Party (71) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (25) Arakan National Party (22) Ta'ang National Party (7) Pa-O National Organisation (6) Kachin State Democracy Party (3) Mon National Party (2) Wa Democratic Party (2) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) All Mon Region Democracy Party (1) Democratic Party (1) Kayin People's Party (1) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1) Lahu National Development Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (1) Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (1) Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (1) Wa National Unity Party (1) Independents (1)

Parties represented by an Ethnic Affairs Minister (29)	National League for Democracy (21) Union Solidarity and Development Party (2) Arakan National Party (1) Akha National Development Party (1) Lahu National Development Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (1) Independent (1)

Unrepresented registered parties	Chin National Party Chin Progressive Party Democracy and Peace Party Democratic Party for a New Society Inn National Development Party Karen National Party Myanmar Farmers Development Party National Democratic Force National Development Party Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party People's Party of Myanmar Farmers and Workers Shan State Progress Party United Wa State Party

Banned parties	Communist Party of Burma

Former parties	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Arakan League for Democracy Burma Socialist Programme Party Burma Workers Party National United Front Rakhine Nationalities Development Party Zomi National Congress

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