ANP formally submitted its application for re-registration on 20 March, 2023. After more than a year of the pending status, the rejection was announced on 1 July, 2024. According to the UEC’s announcement, the application was rejected due to ANP’s non-compliance with the provisions of the article 7 of the Political Party Registration Law.

The announcement came amid Myanmar army’s escalating conflict with the Arakan Army (AA). According to the article 7 of the Political Party Registration Law, any of the following organizations shall not have the right to apply for registration as a political party:

(a) an organization declared as an unlawful association under any existing law;

(b) an insurgent organization in revolt with arms against the State, organization and person designated by the State as committing terrorist acts or organization that contacts or abets directly or indirectly with an organization declared as an unlawful association under any existing law or its members;

(c) an organization that accepts and uses directly or indirectly money, buildings, vehicles and property owned by the State;

(d) an organization that accepts and uses directly or indirectly money, property or other aids from the government, a religious organization, any other organization or any person from a foreign country or being under their influence;

(e) an organization that abuses religion for political ends.

ANP is a political party that won considerable number of seats in all three levels of the parliament in the past 2015 and 2020 general elections.

• Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House): 10 seats in 2015; 4 seats in 2020
• Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House): 12 seats in 2015; 4 seats in 2020
• State or Region Hluttaw: 22 seats in 2015; 7 seats in 2020

Relevant Links:

• List of political parties approved by junta-appointed UEC for party establishment or re-registration
• List of political parties abolished by junta-appointed UEC
• Sham Elections: Myanmar Junta's Election Commission Marginalizes Dominant Parties