National Democratic Force

The National Democratic Force (Burmese: အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအင်အားစု, pronounced: [ʔəmjóðá dìmòkəɹèsì ʔɪ̀ɴʔázṵ], also known as the United Democratic Front; abbreviated NDF) is a Burmese political party formed by former members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) who chose to contest the 2010 general election in Myanmar (Burma).

The NDF was among the three political parties, together with the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National Unity Party (NUP-Burma), to stand in the elections on a nationwide basis. NDF's adoption of the peasant bamboo hat, which is the traditional symbol of the NLD, created some controversy. After the elections, Thein Nyunt, Kyi Myint, members of the Pyithu Hluttaw, and Phone Myint Aung of the Amyotha Hluttaw split away from the party and set up the New National Democracy Party. In December 2011, another member of the Aymotha Hluttaw, Myat Nyana Soe, resigned from the party and joined to NLD. After the Burmese by-elections, 2012, 2 NDF MPs Than Win and Khin Maung Win also rejoined to NLD.

Democratic Force

Democratic Force can refer to:

Democratic Force (France)

Democratic Force was a French centrist political party founded in 1995 by the merger between the centrist components of the Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocratie française or UDF): the Christian-democratic Centre of Social Democrats and the Social Democratic Party.

It disappeared in 1998, when the UDF confederation became a unified centrist political party. The former leader of Democratic Force, François Bayrou, became president of this party.

Democratic Force (Peru)

The Democratic Force (Spanish: Fuerza Democrática) is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 1.4% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.