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The New Party (??, Xin Dang), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP; ????, Zhonghúa Xin Dang), is a centre-right
Centre-right

The centre-right is a politics term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political party, or organisations whose views stretch from the centrism to the right-wing on the Left-Right politics, excluding far right stances....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in the Republic of China
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
 (ROC, commonly known as "Taiwan").

The Chinese New Party was formed out of a split from the then-ruling Kuomintang
Kuomintang

The Kuomintang of China , also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is the founding and the ruling party of the Republic of China ....
 (KMT) by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance
New Kuomintang Alliance

The New Kuomintang Alliance was a faction of Kuomintang in the Republic of China on Taiwan, active late 20th century. Composed of mainly younger mainlanders, this faction was in favour of interparty reform....
 in August 1993. Members of the Alliance had accused KMT Chairman Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui

Lee Teng-hui born 15 January 1923) is a politician of Taiwan. He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000....
 of autocratic tendencies and moving the party away from Chinese reunification
Chinese reunification

Chinese reunification is a goal of Chinese nationalism that refers to the bringing together of all of the territories controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China under a single political entity....
.






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The New Party (??, Xin Dang), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP; ????, Zhonghúa Xin Dang), is a centre-right
Centre-right

The centre-right is a politics term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political party, or organisations whose views stretch from the centrism to the right-wing on the Left-Right politics, excluding far right stances....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in the Republic of China
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
 (ROC, commonly known as "Taiwan").

The Chinese New Party was formed out of a split from the then-ruling Kuomintang
Kuomintang

The Kuomintang of China , also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is the founding and the ruling party of the Republic of China ....
 (KMT) by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance
New Kuomintang Alliance

The New Kuomintang Alliance was a faction of Kuomintang in the Republic of China on Taiwan, active late 20th century. Composed of mainly younger mainlanders, this faction was in favour of interparty reform....
 in August 1993. Members of the Alliance had accused KMT Chairman Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui

Lee Teng-hui born 15 January 1923) is a politician of Taiwan. He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000....
 of autocratic tendencies and moving the party away from Chinese reunification
Chinese reunification

Chinese reunification is a goal of Chinese nationalism that refers to the bringing together of all of the territories controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China under a single political entity....
. 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 Japanese political party Shin-to Sakigake
New Party Sakigake

The New Party Sakigake was a Japanese political party that broke away from the Liberal Democratic Party on June 22, 1993. The party was created by Masayoshi Takemura....
 ("New Party Renegades"; see Politics of Japan
Politics of Japan

The politics of Japan is in a framework of a parliamentary system representative democracy monarchy, where the Prime Minister of Japan is the head of government, and of a multi-party system....
).

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
Wang Chien-shien

Wang Chien-shien is a founder of the New Party . He was a List of finance ministers of the Republic of China of the Republic of China and is the chairman of the Chinese Management Association ....
 and former Environmental Protection Administration Director Chao Shaokong, who had charismatic and clean images.

In the 2000 Presidential Election
ROC presidential election, 2000

The Election for the 10th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China , the second ever direct elections for President of the Republic of China and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the 10th under the Constitution of the Republic of China, were held on March 18, 2000....
, the party nominated writer and dissident Li Ao
Li Ao

Li Ao , is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China.He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist....
 who ran a spirited but token campaign. In the election, most members of the party supported James Soong
James Soong

James Chu-yu Soong is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. He founded and chairs the People First Party , a smaller and more conservative party in the Kuomintang -led Pan-Blue Coalition....
, and in fact both Li Ao
Li Ao

Li Ao , is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China.He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist....
 and the convenor of the New Party encouraged people to do so.

In the 2006 Elections, the New Party made significant gains, seating over a dozen members into public office. The New Party also gained four seats in Taipei Major private offices.

As the New Party grew out of the Kuomintang, it is usually associated with the pan-blue coalition
Pan-Blue Coalition

The Pan-Blue Coalition or Pan-Blue Force, is a political alliance in the Republic of China , consisting of the Kuomintang , the People First Party , and the New Party ....
. Its party color is yellow.

See also

  • History of the Republic of China
    History of the Republic of China

    The history of the Republic of China begins after the Qing Dynasty in 1912, when the formation of the Republic of China ended over two thousand years of Imperial rule....
  • Politics of the Republic of China
    Politics of the Republic of China

    The politics of the Republic of China takes place in a framework of a Semi-presidential system Representative democracy republic, whereby the President of the Republic of China is head of state and the Premier of the Republic of China is head of government, and of a dominant party system....
  • Elections in the Republic of China
    Elections in the Republic of China

    Elections of the Republic of China gives information on election and election results in the politics of the Republic of China with effective control over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu and list of islands of the Republic of China#South China Sea since 1949....
  • List of political parties in the Republic of China
    List of political parties in the Republic of China

    Political parties in the Republic of China lists political party participating in politics of the Republic of China of the Republic of China. Taiwan developed into a multi-party system after late 1980s....
  • Political divisions of the Republic of China
    Political divisions of the Republic of China

    The Republic of China currently administers two historical provinces of China and centrally administers two direct-controlled municipalities:...
  • Political status of Taiwan
    Political status of Taiwan

    The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including Penghu, should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China , become Chinese reunification with the territories now governed by the People's Republic of China , or formally declare independence and become the Republic of Taiwa...


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