Shan Nationalities Democratic Party

The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (Burmese: ရှမ်းတိုင်းရင်းသားများ ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် ပါတီ [ʃáɴ táɪɴjɪ́ɴðámjá dìmòkərɛʔtɪʔ pàtì]; abbreviated SNDP), also known as the White Tiger Party or Kya Phyu Party is a political party in Myanmar (Burma).

Shan Nationalities Democratic Party
ရှမ်းတိုင်းရင်းသားများ ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ
AbbreviationSNDP
ChairmanSai Ai Pao
Vice-ChairmanSai Saung Si
General SecretarySai Hla Kyaw
Founded8 April 2010 (2010-04-08)
HeadquartersSouth Okkalapa Township, Yangon Region
IdeologyShan interests
Conservatism
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
0 / 440
Seats in the Shan State Hluttaw
1 / 151
Election symbol
Party flag

Unlike the similarly named Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the party prefers the status quo of 7 states and 7 regions, rather than the SNLD's preference for a federal system with 8 states.

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