According to the local sources close to the KNPLF, which has no opportunity to register as a political party, while their battalions are being joined with the SPDC troops after they accepted the processes of Border Guard Force (BGF) and the processes to register political party were condemned by the youths in Karenni state.
"The KNPLF to form party denied acceptance by the Kayah youth organization, to represent Karenni people, they will not all liked to be supported which maintain the policy," he told Kantarawaddy Times.
However, a KNPLF youth said that denying allegations of receiving financial support from the military regime, less of party members and educated person had not been accepted.
"To be able to register a political party, they must have enough sources. These blanks made them denied to register."
The Kayan National Party is the only one of parties to be approved by the Union Election Commissions (UEC) in Karenni state, while KNPLF were denying to register and Kayin People Party to contest in Karenni state which condemned by Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). The left-wing KNPLF split from the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) in 1978 due to ideological differences. The KNPLF then signed a cease-fire agreement with the Burmese regime in May 1994 and has since operated as a militia for the Burmese army. The sources said that the KNPLF has decided to contest in the upcoming general elections and the faction would led by Vice-chairman Tun Kyaw to represent Karenni people, meanwhile, they planned to campaign in Deemawso township, Namekhon and Maese provinces. Oo Shwe Wah, a KNPLF's secretary, "We decided to set up. Our party going to be Karenni Nationalities People's Liberation Party, we didn't change from former's name and party flag too," he said on the Irrawaddy on March. And Nationalities Unity and Development Party
