New Mon State Party

New Mon State Party
Mon: ဗော်ဍုၚ်မည်တၟိ
Burmese: မွန်ပြည်သစ်ပါတီ
ChairmanNai Hong Sar
Founded20 July 1958 (20 July 1958)
HeadquartersYe Chaung Phya (ရေးချောင်းဖျား)
Armed wingMon National Liberation Army
IdeologyFederalism
Mon interests
National affiliationUnited Nationalities Federal Council
ColoursRed, yellow, blue, white.
Party flag
Website
newmonstateparty.org

The New Mon State Party (NMSP) (Mon: ဗော်ဍုၚ်မန်တၟိ; Burmese: မွန်ပြည်သစ်ပါတီ Burmese pronunciation: [mʊ̀m pjì t̪ɪʔ pàtì]) is an opposition party in Myanmar. Its armed wing, the Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA), has fought the government of Myanmar since 1949, but under different names. The NMSP has attempted many times unsuccessfully to push for constitutional and political reforms through the government sponsored National Convention. The NMSP had signed a ceasefire pact with the government in 1995 but the pact turned invalid when the party refused to accept to transform itself into a border guard unit.[1]

The Current chair-person is Nai Hong Sar (Mon: နာဲဟံသာ), who has succeeded his predecessor Nai Htaw Mon (Mon: နာဲထဝ်မန်) because of health issues.[2]

  1. ^ "NMSP". mmpeacemonitor.org. 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Nai Hongsar elected Chair of NMSP". Burma News International. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.