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New Party 新黨 | |
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Chairman | Wu Cherng-dean |
Vice Chairman | Lee Sheng-feng |
Founder | Jaw Shaw-kong, Yok Mu-ming et al. |
Founded | August 22, 1993 |
Split from | Kuomintang |
Headquarters | Taipei |
Membership (2020) | at least 500 [1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
National affiliation | Pan-Blue Coalition |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
Municipal mayors | 0 / 6 |
Magistrates/mayors | 0 / 16 |
Councilors | 1 / 912 |
Township/ city mayors | 0 / 204 |
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Traditional Chinese | 新黨 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 新党 | ||||||||||||||
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The New Party (NP; Chinese: 新黨; pinyin: Xīn Dǎng; Hakka: Sîn Tóng), 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 dissatisfied with Kuomintang Chairman Lee Teng-hui. In the 2000 presidential elections, the party symbolically nominated Li Ao as its candidate, but both Li and the party encouraged party members to support former Kuomintang member James Soong. It won one seat in the 2001 legislative elections, and saw significant support in the 2005–06 municipal elections, though its influence has waned since then.
The New Party is considered to be on the right-wing or the far-right of the political spectrum. It strongly supports unification with China under the " one country, two systems" formula and opposes Taiwanese independence.
The New Party was formed on 22 August 1993 out of a split from the then-ruling Kuomintang (KMT) by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance. [3] [4] Members of the Alliance had accused KMT Chairman Lee Teng-hui of autocratic tendencies and moving the party away from Chinese unification. Co-founders of the New Party included Chen Kuei-miao. [5] Originally, the party wanted to keep the name of the faction, but was prevented from doing so due to the similarity of names. The name "New Party" was seemingly inspired by the contemporary electoral success of the Japan New Party.
At this time, the party favored direct presidential elections, the ideals of Sun Yat-sen, voluntary service instead of military service, and "equal protection of human rights." The party also called for direct flights between Taiwan and the mainland, speaking of a "Great Chinese Common Market." [4]
In the mid-1990s, the New Party attracted support from the KMT old guard as well as young urban professionals. The New Party was aided by former Finance Minister Wang Chien-shien and former Environmental Protection Administration Director Jaw Shaw-kong, who had charismatic and clean images.
In the 2000 presidential election, the party nominated writer and dissident Li Ao, who ran a spirited but token campaign. In the election, most members of the party supported former provincial governor James Soong, who ran as an independent candidate after losing the KMT nomination and subsequently being expelled from the KMT, and in fact both Li Ao and the New Party leader Lee Ching-hua encouraged people to support him. [6] In the 2001 Legislative Yuan election, the party won a single seat, Wu Cherng-dean's, in Kinmen.
In the 2005–06 municipal elections, the New Party made significant gains, seating over a dozen members into public office. The New Party also gained four seats in the Taipei Mayor's private offices.
Since the 2008 Legislative Yuan elections, the New Party has not won any seats, while the party supported most of the KMT candidates.
The New Party considered to be to be a right-wing [7] or far-right political party. [8] [9] It strongly opposes Taiwanese independence and supports Chinese unification. [2]
In August 2019, it announced a proposal to unify China under the " one country, two systems" principle. The proposal includes post-unification goals such as maintaining a multi-party political system, a legal ban on the Taiwan independence movement, reducing the size of Taiwan's armed forces, inclusion of Taiwanese representatives in China's delegation to the United Nations, and integration of Taiwanese business in the Belt and Road Initiative. [10]
Election | Candidate | Running mate | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome |
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2000 | Li Ao | Elmer Fung | 16,782 | 0.13% | Lost |
2020 | Yang Shih-kuang | Withdrew |
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1995 | 21 / 164
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1,222,931 | 13.0% | 21 seats; Opposition | Chen Kuei-miao |
1998 | 11 / 225
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708,465 | 7.1% | 10 seats; Opposition | Chou Yang-shan |
2001 | 1 / 225
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269,620 | 2.9% | 8 seats; Governing coalition ( Pan-Blue) | Yok Mu-ming |
2004 | 1 / 225
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12,137 | 0.13% | ; Governing coalition ( Pan-Blue) | Yok Mu-ming |
2008 | 0 / 113
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199,402 | 53.5% | 1 seats; No seats | Yok Mu-ming |
2012 | 0 / 113
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10,678 | 0.08% | ; No seats | Yok Mu-ming |
2016 | 0 / 113
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510,074 | 4.18% | ; No seats | Yok Mu-ming |
2020 | 0 / 113
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147,303 | 1.04% | ; No seats | Yok Mu-ming |
2024 | 0 / 113
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40,429 | 0.29% | ; No seats | Wu Cherng-dean |
Election | Mayors & Magistrates |
Councils | Third-level Municipal heads |
Third-level Municipal councils |
Fourth-level Village heads |
Election Leader |
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1994 province-level only |
0 / 3
|
15 / 175
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— | — | — | Wang Chien-shien |
1997-1998 | 0 / 23
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10 / 886
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0 / 319
|
— | — | Chou Yang-shan |
1998 municipalities only |
0 / 2
|
10 / 96
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— | — | — | Chen Kuei-miao |
2001 | 1 / 23
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3 / 897
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0 / 319
|
— | — | Hsieh Chi-ta, Levi Ying |
2002 municipalities only |
0 / 2
|
5 / 96
|
— | — | — | Yok Mu-ming |
2005 | 1 / 23
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2 / 901
|
0 / 319
|
— | — | Yok Mu-ming |
2006 municipalities only |
0 / 2
|
4 / 96
|
— | — | — | Yok Mu-ming |
2009 | 0 / 17
|
0 / 587
|
0 / 211
|
— | — | Yok Mu-ming |
2010 municipalities only |
0 / 5
|
3 / 314
|
— | — | 0 / 3,757
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Yok Mu-ming |
2014 unified |
0 / 22
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2 / 906
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0 / 204
|
0 / 2,137
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0 / 7,836
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Yok Mu-ming |
2018 unified |
0 / 22
|
2 / 912
|
0 / 204
|
0 / 2,148
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0 / 7,744
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Yok Mu-ming |
2022 unified |
0 / 22
|
1 / 910
|
0 / 204
|
0 / 2,139
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0 / 7,748
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Wu Cherng-dean |
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1996 | 46 / 334
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1,417,209 | 13.6% | 46 seats; Opposition | Chen Kuei-miao |
2005 | 3 / 300
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34,253 | 0.88% | 43 seats; Opposition (Rejecting amendments) | Yok Mu-ming |
On July 27, the chairman of Taiwan's right-wing New Party, Yok Mu-ming quickly filed charges of treason against the 92-year-old over his remarks. China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reiterated the charge in a July 29 editorial entitled "Lee Teng-hui a traitor to his homeland."
... even more radical positions at the far left (TSU) or far right (NP) of the spectrum.
The New Party, which split from the KMT in 1994, is a conservative party and on the far Right.