New Party (Taiwan)
The New Party (新黨 xin1 dang3) is a political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan. It split from the then-ruling Kuomintang in the early 1990s because of that party's shift away from Chinese reunification and because of corruption issues. Originally, the party wanted to name itself the New Kuomintang Alliance 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 Japanese political party Shin-to Sakigake ("New Party Renegades"; see Politics of Japan).
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 two charismatic and clean candidates Wang Jian-hsuan and Chao Shao-kang.
However, intra-party struggles diminished the party's attraction, and the party became increasingly vulnerable to the accusation that is was a special interest party of Taiwanese Mainlanders. In 2000, the party nominated writer and dissident Li Ao as Presidential candidate who ran a spirited but token campaign. In the election, most members of the party supported James Soong and in fact both Li Ao and the convenor of the New Party encouraged people to do so.
The party was hard hit by the formation of the People First Party after the 2000 elections. Many members and leaders of the New Party, seeing the PFP as a more viable party defected to the PFP. Furthermore, the movement of the Kuomintang back to reunification in 2001 also took with it many voters. The party was essentially annihilated in the legislative elections of December 2001, winning only one seat in Quemoy and was also damaged by the fact that one of its more popular members Wang Jian-Hsuan failed to win the county administrator seat for Taipei county despite being supported by all of the members of the pan-blue coalition. However, the party seems to have reemerged in the recent December 2002 elections, where five of its six candidates for the Taipei City council won election with 9% of the vote.
As New Party grew out of Kuomintang, it is usually associated with the pan-blue coalition. Its party color is yellow.
See also: Politics of Taiwan
External link
Referenced By
2000 ROC Presidential election | Avay | Chen Shui-Bian | Chen Shui Bian | Chen Shuibian | China, Republic of | China, the Republic of | Chinese Nationalist | Chinese Nationalist Party | Chinese Nationalists | Chinese Taipei | Chu Mei-Feng | Guo Min Dang | Guomindang | Guomingtang | Guomintang | Hao Bacun | Hau Bo-tsun | Hau Pei-tsun | James Chu-yu Soong | James Soong | James Soong Chu-yu | James Soong Chuyu | James Sung | Kalahayta-in | Kavaslavian | Kelalaw | Kuo Min Tang | Kuomindang | Kuomingtang | Kuomintang | Kuomintang Party | LEE Ao | Li Ao | List of China-related topics M-Z | List of political parties in Asia | List of political parties in Asia and the Pacific | List of political parties in Taiwan | List of political parties in the Republic of China | Mahengheng | National People's Party of China | Nationalist China | Nationalist Party of China | Nationalist Party of Taiwan | New Kuomintang Alliance | New Party | Pacak | Padada-mes | Pan-Blue Coaliation | Pan-Blue Coalition | Pan Blue Coalition | Political parties | Political party | Politicial party | Politics of Taiwan | Politics of the ROC | Politics of the Republic of China | Qebuta | R.O.C. | ROC Presidental Election 2000 | ROC Presidential Election 2000 | ROC presidential election, 2000 | Republic of China | Republican China | Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Kinmen and Matsu | Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu | Simagalelaw | Single non-transferable vote | Song Chu-Yu | Song Chuyu | Soong Chu-yu | Soong Chuyu | Su Cheng-Chang | Su Tseng-Chang | Su Tseng Chang | Su Zheng-Chang | Su Zhengchang | Taiwan/Government | Taiwan presidential election, 2000 | Tanuvak | Wang Chien-Hsuan | Wang Chien-Shien | Wang Jian-Hsuan | Wang Jianxuan | Watan-rulung | Yaminasaw | Yellow
|
