Political Parties in Taiwan

Featured Political Parties in Taiwan

• People First Party

  PFP • center right • Founded 2000

  The People First Party is a centrist to centre-right political party in Taiwan. The party was founded by James Soong in March 2000 after his failed independent presidential bid earlier in the March 2000 presidential election; Soong was previously expelled from

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• New Power Party

  NPP • center • Founded 2015

  The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, and advocates for universal human rights, civil and political liberties, as well as Taiwan independence/nationalism.

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• Green Party Taiwan

  GPT • left • Founded 1996

  Green Party Taiwan is a political party in Taiwan established on 25 January 1996. Although the party is sympathetic to Taiwanese nationalism and shares a number of centre-left positions with the Pan-Green Coalition, the party emphasizes campaigning primarily o

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• Taiwan Solidarity Union

  TSP • center left • Founded 2001

  The Taiwan Solidarity Party (TSP) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence, and is affiliated with the Taiwanese localization movement. It was officially founded on 12 August 2001 as the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) and is considered

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• Non-Partisan Solidarity Union

  NPSU • center • Founded 2004

  The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004, led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Legislative Yuan election, with 26 candidate

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• New Party

  NP • right • Founded 1993

  The New Party, formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP) is a Chinese nationalist political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The New Party was established in 1993 due to a split from the Kuomintang by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance, who were dissati

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• Democratic Progressive Party

  DPP • center left • Founded 1986

  The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ruling party in Taiwan, leading a

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• Kuomintang

  KMT • right • Founded 1919

  The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the sole ruling party of the country from 1928 to 1949 in Mainland China until its relocation to Taiwan, and in Taiwan ruled under martial law until 1987. The KMT is a ce

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