Fourteen political parties including five that are due to campaign for election across the Union of Myanmar have applied for their registrations, according to a statement issued by the Union Election Commission (UEC) on March 3.  

People’s Strength Party wishing to continue as a political party applied to the UEC on March 3 for registration in accord with the Political Parties Registration Law.   

The UEC said till March 3, there had been four parties that applied in accord with Section 3 of the law and 10 parties that applied in accord with Section 25 of the law totalling 14.

Among those 14 parties, five will conduct their election campaigns across the union while nine others will canvass in their respective single regions or states. Now, the UEC is scrutinizing their applications for registration.