Spokesperson noncommittal on rumour of President forming new political party
Published on Tuesday, 10 September 2013 22:54
Ye Htut, deputy minister for information and spokesperson for the Office of the President, made no definite reply to the rumour that Thein Sein intends to form a new political party based on religion and nationalism.
The rumour that the president was preparing to form the new party spread like wildfire among political analysts on September 9. When the Daily Eleven tried to contact Ye Htut, another official from the President's Office dismissed the rumour as groundless.
Ye Htut replied by e-mail that the President was placing special emphasis on improving the socio-economic life of the people, restoring genuine peace with ethnic armed groups, and creating a better future for young people in Myanmar.
The Daily Eleven had tried to contact Ye Htut by e-mail at mid-afternoon on September 9. The spokesperson replied the next morning with an indefinite answer.
"We cannot definitely say it is wrong that the president will form a political party. It is also possible that the news has come out as a political game. But the news does not seem to be completely deniable. Whether [the president] will actually form a party, it would not be possible during this year. It could only be next year."
However, it is impossible that a new party could be based entirely on nationalism and religion, said Yan Myo Thein, the distinguished author on Myanmar politics. Others see the rumour as part of a power struggle within Parliament.
"I think the news is impossible. But, it could be the result of conflicts within the inner circle, which has four units. For the army, [the head] is Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. For the government, it is President Thein Sein. For the Parliament, it is Speaker Thura Shwe Mann. And for the [ruling] Union Solidarity and Development Party, it is Htay Oo. When there are these four units, it is possible that such rumours can arise. But I think it's impossible," said Hla Shwe, leader of the Students' Union in 1962.
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