Union Solidarity and Development Party

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The Union Solidarity and Development Party is a military-backed political party in Myanmar that has served as the primary vehicle for the Tatmadaw’s influence over the country’s formal political system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military-backed political party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
associatedWith Myanmar Armed Forces ⓘ
State Peace and Development Council ⓘ
contestedBody Amyotha Hluttaw ⓘ
Pyithu Hluttaw ⓘ
State and Region Hluttaws ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
founded 2010 ⓘ
foundedBy Tatmadaw ⓘ
hasAbbreviation USDP ⓘ
hasColor green ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasIdeology conservatism ⓘ
military nationalism ⓘ
hasKeyConstituency military officers ⓘ
pro-military civil servants ⓘ
retired military personnel ⓘ
hasObjective preservation of military dominance in politics ⓘ
hasRole vehicle for Tatmadaw influence in formal politics ⓘ
hasStatus major political party in Myanmar ⓘ
hasSymbol lion ⓘ
hasWing youth wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation Naypyidaw ⓘ
influencedBy Myanmar military leadership ⓘ
linked to: Tatmadaw
languageOfName Burmese ⓘ
legalForm registered political party in Myanmar ⓘ
legislativeFocus entrenchment of military power ⓘ
protection of military economic interests ⓘ
lostTo National League for Democracy in 2015 Myanmar general election ⓘ
National League for Democracy in 2020 Myanmar general election ⓘ
operatesIn Myanmar ⓘ
operatesWithinSystem multi-party system of Myanmar ⓘ
opposedBy National League for Democracy ⓘ
pro-democracy activists in Myanmar ⓘ
originatedFrom Union Solidarity and Development Association ⓘ
participatedIn 2010 Myanmar general election ⓘ
2015 Myanmar general election ⓘ
2020 Myanmar general election ⓘ
politicalPosition pro-military ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ
predecessor Union Solidarity and Development Association ⓘ
shortName USDP ⓘ
supportedBy Tatmadaw ⓘ
supports 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
continued political role of the Tatmadaw ⓘ
wonMajorityIn 2010 Myanmar general election ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tatmadaw → politicalArm → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
subject linked to: Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
2010 Myanmar general election → mainWinningParty → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
2015 Myanmar general election → mainLoser → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
2015 Myanmar general election → defeated → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
2015 Myanmar general election → rulingPartyBeforeElection → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
Union Solidarity and Development Party → originatedFrom → Union Solidarity and Development Association ⓘ
linked to: Union Solidarity and Development Party
Pyusawhti militias → associatedWith → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
Thein Sein administration → rulingParty → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ
Thein Sein → memberOfPoliticalParty → Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ