Minkuotang

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Minkuotang
民國黨
ChairpersonWu Hsu-chih
Founded13 March 2015
Dissolved25 January 2019
Merged intoCongress Party Alliance
Headquarters12F, No. 70-1, Sec. 1, Chengde Road, Datong District, Taipei, Republic of China
Membership (2015)~5,000
IdeologyThree Principles of the People
Pragmatism
Liberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
Domestic affiliationPan-Blue Coalition
ColoursGold
Legislative Yuan
0 / 113
Local Councillors
3 / 912
Party flag
Website
www.mkt.org.tw

The Minkuotang[I] (MKT), also known as the Republican Party,[1] was a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan).[2] The party was established on 13 March 2015 by former Kuomintang legislative representative Hsu Hsin-ying, with the founding assembly held on 18 March 2015. It was part of the Pan-Blue Coalition and then merged with the newly-formed Congress Party Alliance in 2019.

Party flag and emblem

The party flag of Minkuotang consisted of the

Ministry of the Interior
.

Controversy

Soon after its founding in 2015, the party faced allegations that it was funded for religious causes, after it was revealed that prominent religious figure

2016 general election.[3] Party leader Hsu Hsin-ying
denied the allegations, stating that the party "belongs to the people".

Electoral history

Party chair

2016 legislative elections,[4] but quit the race when People First Party chair James Soong chose her to be his vice presidential candidate.[5] The MKT fielded four total candidates in the 2016 elections,[4] and failed to win a seat.[5]

On 25 January 2019, the party was merged with the newly-formed Congress Party Alliance.[6]

Local elections

Election Mayors &
Magistrates
Councils Third-level
Municipal heads
Third-level
Municipal councils
Fourth-level
Village heads
Election Leader
2018
unified
0 / 22
3 / 912
0 / 204
0 / 2,148
0 / 7,744
Hsu Hsin-ying

Chairperson

See also

Notes

  1. ^

References

  1. ^ "ELECTIONS: Republican Party pledges to pursue 'clean politics' - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ 內政部民政司公布之「政黨名冊」
  3. ^ "妙天禪師主導? 民國黨成立的內幕是... - 政治 - 自由時報電子報". news.ltn.com.tw. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b Gerber, Abraham (11 September 2015). "MKT announces partial slate for legislative polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b Gerber, Abraham (17 January 2016). "New Power Party wins five legislative seats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ "九合一大選失利 民國黨宣布:與妙天合併政黨-風傳媒". 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ "竹縣長選戰認敗 徐欣瑩辭民國黨黨主席". 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.