03436oam 22005654a 450 991051174680332120211004152959.0981-4881-79-110.1355/9789814881791(CKB)4100000011341649(MiAaPQ)EBC6259468(DE-B1597)567766(DE-B1597)9789814881791(OCoLC)1198931782(UkCbUP)CR9789814881791(MdBmJHUP)musev2_85291(EXLCZ)99410000001134164920200928h20202020 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierParty Mergers in MyanmarA New Development /Su Mon ThantSingapore :ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute,2020.1 online resource (42 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Trends in Southeast Asia ;issue 8 (2020)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2021).981-4881-78-3 Foreword --Executive summary --Introduction --Unattractive strategy becomes a trend --Cross-alliance collaborations --Move towards a shared federal vision --Case studies : Five ethnic party mergers --Conclusion.Party mergers are a new development in Myanmar politics. Given that such mergers often assist the consolidation of new democratic regimes, some broader system-wide effects may also occur. Myanmar's ethnic parties consistently choose merger strategies over other forms of pre-electoral coalition. This highlights a transition from a focus on questions of authoritarianism and democracy to one on the creation of a federal system of government with a stronger cleavage between competing Bamar and ethnic nationalisms. Despite cooperation among political parties outside the electoral process, pre-electoral coalitions such as constituency-sharing or campaigning for allies have generally not been successful. Five of the six mergers among ethnic parties attempted prior to the 2015 general election failed. However, between 2017 and 2019, five mergers involving parties representing the Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin or Karen, and Mon ethnicities, achieved success. The successful mergers were motivated not only by desires for electoral success in 2020 but also by shared federal aims, which involve ethnic parties in Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin or Karen, and Mon states forming a strong local party in their respective regions to strive for ethnic equality and self-determination.Trends in Southeast Asia ;2020, issue 8.POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & ElectionsbisacshPolitical Process/ Campaign & ElectionsPolitics, PracticalBurmaPolitical partiesBurmaBurmaPolitics and government1988-Electronic books. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections.Political Process/ Campaign & Elections.Politics, PracticalPolitical parties320.9591Thant Su Mon authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1068096MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910511746803321Party mergers in Myanmar2552546UNINA