Political parties in the Republic of China lists political parties participating in politics of the Republic of China (ROC). Taiwan developed into a multi-party system after late 1980s. Currently there are 137 legal political parties in Taiwan.

Contents 1 History 2 Political parties 2.1 Current Legislative Yuan Representing Parties 2.2 List 3 See also 4 Political Parties China 5 External links

[edit] History

The Republic of China was founded by Kuomintang (KMT)'s leader Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1912. Kuomintang was originally founded in Guangdong Province on August 25, 1912 from a collection of several revolutionary groups. It was China's first major political party. In 1921, The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao in Shanghai as a study society and an informal network. Slowly, the CPC began to grow. Those two were the only major political parties in ROC at that time.

During the Chinese Civil War, under CPC'S leadership, the People's Liberation Army defeated the Kuomintang's National Revolutionary Army in 1949. So Kuomintang had no choice, but to leave mainland China, and moved to Taiwan. However, it continued to use the name Republic of China even though the CPC claimed that Republic of China ceased to exist after 1949.

[edit] Political parties

[edit] Current Legislative Yuan Representing Parties

Party	Representation	Comments
Kuomintang (KMT) Guómíndǎng 國民黨	71	Current ruling party led by chairman and the President of the Republic of China Ma Ying-jeou and the leader of the Pan-Blue Coalition.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Míndìndǎng 民進黨	27	The current main Opposition led by chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen and the leader of Pan-Green Coalition.
People First Party (PFP) Qīnmíndǎng 親民黨	9*	Led by James Soong Chu-yu ruling with the Pan-Blue Coalition.
New Party (NP) Xīndăng 新黨	2*	Led by Yok Mu-ming ruling with the Pan-Blue Coalition.
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU) Wúdǎng 無盟	3	Led by Lin Ping-kun not formally align with neither coalition.

* - some or all members are register under KMT

[edit] List

Here is a list of parties according to the Ministry of the Interior, by order of registration:

1.Kuomintang (KMT) 2.Chinese Youth Party 3.China Democratic Socialist Party 4.工黨 5.China Democracy Party 6.中國民主正義黨 7.Chinese Republican Party (中華共和黨) 8.中國連合黨 9.China New Social Party (中國新社會黨) 10.China People's Party (中國民眾黨) 11.中國中和黨 12.中國統一黨 13.統一民主黨 14.中國忠義黨 15.Labor Party 16.Democratic Progressive Party 17.中華青少黨 18.China Old Veterans Unification Party 19.Youth China Party (青年中國黨) 20.忠義致公黨 21.China Democratic Youth Party (中國民主青年黨) 22.China Iron Guard Party (中國鐵衛黨) 23.中國團結黨 24.Chinese Liberal Democratic Party 25.中國復興黨 26.大同黨 27.中國國安黨 28.China Peace Party (中國和平黨) 29.中國民主革新黨 30.Democratic Freedom Party 31.Democratic Action Party (民主行動黨) 32.中國民主憲政黨 33.中國大同民主黨 34.中國洪英愛國黨 35.大公黨 36.中國自強黨 37.中國中青黨 38.中華正統黨 39.中國民主統一黨

40.中國全民黨 41.中國保民黨 42.Peasant Party 43.中國崇尚正義黨 44.中國民治黨 45.中國人權促進黨 46.中國民政黨 47.原民黨 48.中興黨 49.中國民富黨 50.Democratic Republic Party (民主共和黨) 51.自主民行黨 52.中華全民均富黨 53.中國大同社會黨 54.天下為公黨 55.China Youth Democratic Party (中國青年民主黨) 56.Truth Party (真理黨) 57.中國大同統一黨 58.中國檳英富國黨 59.Chinese Social Democratic Party (中華社會民主黨) 60.新中國民主建設黨 61.China Liberal Social Party (中國自由社會黨) 62.中國自立黨 63.中國全民福利黨 64.China Women Party (中國婦女黨) 65.China Women Democratic Party (中國婦女民主黨) 66.全國民主非政黨連盟 67.China People Democratic Party (中國人民行動黨) 68.Chinese Labor Party (中華勞工黨) 69.Nationwide Labor Party (全國勞工黨) 70.中華少数民族正義黨 71.中華民族共和黨 72.中華安青黨 73.Civil Party 74.New Party 75.青年協和進歩黨 76.China National Party (中國國家黨)

77.人民團結黨 78.Advance Party (先進黨) 79.Green Party Taiwan 80.National Democratic Party (國家民主黨) 81.自然律黨 82.Taiwan Independence Party 83.中華新民黨 84.社會改革黨 85.民主連盟 86.新國家連線 87.Taiwan Democratic Party (台灣民主黨) 88.中國天同黨 89.中山黨 90.People First Party 91.China Republic Democratic Party (中國共和民主黨) 92.大中華統一陣線 93.新中國統一促進黨 94.台灣慧行志工黨 95.Taiwan Solidarity Union 96.台灣族群統一連盟 97.Taiwan Number One Party 98.中國台灣致公黨 99.富民黨 100.中國喚民黨 101.台灣民主工黨 102.洪運忠義黨 103.World Peace Party (世界和平黨) 104.工教連盟 105.People's Right Progressive Party (人民權利進歩黨) 106.Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 107.尊嚴黨 108.中華民國自由自在黨 109.保衛中華大同盟 110.Taiwan Defense Alliance 111.台灣人民行動連盟 112.中華博愛致公黨 113.中華統一促進黨 114.China Democratic Progressive Party (中國民主進歩黨)

115.New Taiwan Party (新台灣黨) 116.台灣建國連盟 117.Taiwan Party (台灣黨) 118.濟弱扶傾連盟 119.Taiwan Life Party (台灣生活黨) 120.黨外團結連盟 121.Hakka Party 122.全民廉政無黨連盟 123.Taiwan New Hakka Party (台灣新客家黨) 124.台灣平民行動黨 125.全民健康連盟 126.自由工黨 127.Taiwan National Party (台灣國民黨) 128.Taiwanese Farmers' Party 129.台灣平民民主黨 130.Third Society Party 131.中華革興黨 132.大道慈悲濟世黨 133.Home Party 134.Taiwan Constitution Association 135.Democratic Peace Party (民主和平黨) 136.Taiwan Democratic Republican Party (台灣民主共和黨) 137.World Peace Neutral Party (世界和平中立黨) 138.Taiwan's National Party (台灣國家黨) 139.Party of Native Citizens (本土公民黨) 140.Health Party of the Republic of China (中華民生黨) 141.Taiwan Communist Party (台灣共產黨) 142.World Labor Party (世界勞工黨) 143.China Family Party (中華民族黨) 144.Broadcasting and Telecommunications Alliance Party (廣播電訊聯盟黨) 145.Radio Party of the Republic of China (中華民國廣播黨) 146.Cross-Strait Peace Alliance Party (海峽兩岸和平大聯盟黨) 147.Communist Party of the Republic of China (中華民國共產黨) 148.Lixiandang (禮憲黨) 148.Taiwanese Party of the People (台灣民生黨) 150.Filial Party (孝道黨) 151.China Women's Party (中華婦女黨)

[edit] See also

• Chinese Political Parties
• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Liberalism in Taiwan
• List of political parties in the People's Republic of China
• List of political parties in Hong Kong
• List of political parties in Macau

[edit] Political Parties China

Major

• Kuomintang
• Democratic Progressive Party
• Communist Party of China

Minor

• New Party
• People First Party
• Taiwan Independence Party
• Taiwan Solidarity Union
• Taiwan Independence Party

[edit] External links

• Ministry of the Interior

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