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Myanmar former ruling party sacks senior members

Xinhua, April 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's former ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has sacked 17 senior members including U Shwe Mannn, former acting party chairman and former speaker of the Union Parliament and House of Representatives (Lower House), local media reported Monday, quoting sources with the USDP.

Along with U Shwe Mann, other senior USDP members removed include U Maung Maung Thein, U San Shwe Aung, U Ko Ko Naing, U Zaw Myint Pe, U Thein Zaw and Thura U Aung Ko.

U Shwe Mann is currently leading a 35-member advisory review commission to the new Union Parliament formed on March 1, handling legal affairs and special cases, while Thura U Aung Ko is Minister of Religious Affairs and Culture with the new government.

The USDP made a major reshuffle of its leadership in August 2015 ahead of the year's Nov. 8 general election reforming its 47-member central executive committee (CEC) and retaining former President U Thein Sein as the party's chairman.

U Shwe Mann, who acted as the party chairman during U Thein Sein's then assumption of presidency, was removed and replaced by U Htay Oo, who was the party vice chairman.

Then USDP General Secretary U Maung Maung Thein was also substituted by U Tin Naing Thein, who was Minister at the President's Office with the previous government.

The USDP lost to then opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, in the 2015 general election, holding only 10 percent of the total of the parliamentary seats.

USDP's government ruled the country from March 2011 to March 2016. Enditem