Minkuotang
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Minkuotang 民國黨 | |
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Chairperson | Wu Hsu-chih |
Founded | 13 March 2015 |
Dissolved | 25 January 2019 |
Merged into | Congress Party Alliance |
Headquarters | 12F, No. 70-1, Sec. 1, Chengde Road, Datong District, Taipei, Republic of China |
Membership (2015) | ~5,000 |
Ideology | Three Principles of the People Pragmatism Liberal conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Domestic affiliation | Pan-Blue Coalition |
Colours | Gold |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113
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Local Councillors | 3 / 912
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Party flag | |
Website | |
www | |
Taiwan portal |
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 |
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2018 unified |
0 / 22
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3 / 912
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0 / 204
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0 / 2,148
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0 / 7,744
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Hsu Hsin-ying |
Chairperson
- Hsu Hsin-ying (13 March 2015 – 29 November 2018)[7]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "ELECTIONS: Republican Party pledges to pursue 'clean politics' - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 內政部民政司公布之「政黨名冊」
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Gerber, Abraham (11 September 2015). "MKT announces partial slate for legislative polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b Gerber, Abraham (17 January 2016). "New Power Party wins five legislative seats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.