Union Solidarity and Development Party registers new members in Yangon; Chinland Council amends its constitution

Union Solidarity and Development Party registers new members

Residents in Yangon’s Thanlyin, Dagon Seikkan, as well as South, East and North Dagon townships told DVB that the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) began its election campaign by luring some residents with the promise of National Registration Cards (NRC) if they register with the party. 

The NRC is an identification card that allows the holder to access government services. “The [USDP] is using its old strategy of pursuing homeless people in [Yangon] to register them as party members in return for the NRC,” a South Dagon resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity. A resident from Thanlyin reported that the USDP opened its offices in the township on June 22.