New Power Party
New Power Party 時代力量 Shídài Lìliàng | |
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| Leader | Huang Kuo-chang |
| Secretary | Chen Huei-min |
| Deputy Leaders |
Freddy Lim Neil Peng Hsu Yung-ming Lin Fong-cheng Michael Lin Hwang Hsu-cheng |
| Founded | January 25, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Ideology |
Populism[1] Progressivism Social liberalism Taiwanization Taiwan independence |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Yellow, black |
| Legislative Yuan |
5 / 113 |
| Website | |
| www.newpowerparty.tw | |
The New Power Party (NPP; Chinese: 時代力量; pinyin: Shídài Lìliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sî‑tāi Le̍k‑liōng) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014 and advocates for universal human rights, civil and political liberties, as well as Taiwan independence.[2][3] The party is a part of the political phenomenon known as the "Third Force" (第三勢力), in which new political parties, unaligned with traditional Pan-Green or Pan-Blue Coalitions, sought to provide an alternative in Taiwanese politics.[4] Nevertheless, the NPP's policies are very much aligned and closely matches the Pan-Green camp; thus the NPP cooperated with the DPP against the KMT in the 2016 elections, going as far as to run in traditional KMT strongholds to avoid competition with the DPP.[5]
The party was started by Freddy Lim, lead vocalist of Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic,[6] veteran activist Michael Lin, human rights lawyers Lin Fong-cheng, Chiu Hsien-chih and other prominent figures of the Sunflower Student Movement. Lim headed the party-building process, which saw the inclusion of Hung Tzu-yung, sister of late Hung Chung-chiu, environmental lawyer Ko Shau-Chen, and author-activist Neil Pong into the party. On 12 September 2015, NPP was officially formed with the election of Huang Kuo-chang as executive leader, heading a leadership team of six deputy leaders.
The NPP won 5 legislative seats in the 2016 general election, 3 from constituencies and 2 from proportional, beating out long-time third party People First Party.
Platform
The NPP aims to rewrite the Constitution of the Republic of China, which operates under the assumption that the Republic governs all of China (including mainland China, which the ROC has not governed since 1949), to just refer to the Taiwan Area.[6]
The NPP supports the legalization of same-sex marriage, and is generally in favour of abolition of capital punishment. Despite the fact, according to the poll numbers, more than 80% of the Taiwanese people support to maintain the use of capital punishment.
History
- The party was established on January 25, 2015.[7]
- Huang Kuo-chang was elected its leader on September 13, 2015.
Leadership
Party-building Team (prior to September 13, 2015)
| No | Team Leader | Deputy Team Leader | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddy Lim | Lin Fong-cheng | 25 January 2015 | 1 July 2015[8] |
| Acting | Huang Kuo-chang | 2 July 2015[8] | 12 September 2015 |
Party Leadership Team
| Order | Term | Executive Leader | Leadership Team | Assumed office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  |
Huang Kuo-chang | Freddy Lim Neil Peng (馮光遠) Hsu Yung-ming Lin Fong-cheng (林峯正) Michael Lin (林世煜) Huang Shiou-jeng (黃秀禎) |
13 September 2015 | 25 March 2016 |
| 2 | Freddy Lim Ko I-Chen (柯一正) Neil Peng (馮光遠) Kawlo Iyun Pacidal Lin Fong-cheng (林峰正) Michael Lin (林世煜) |
25 March 2016 | Incumbent | |||
Election
Taiwan legislative election, 2016
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 / 113 |
744,315 | 6.11% |  5 seats; Opposition (Unaligned) |
Huang Kuo-chang |
Members of the Ninth Legislative Yuan
In the 2016 Taiwanese general election, the first contested by the party, the NPP won five seats in the Legislative Yuan, making it the third largest party there. Three of the winners gained constituency seats and two were elected through the party list.
| Name | Constituency | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Kuo-chang | 黃國昌 | New Taipei 12 | 2016–2020 |
| Hung Tzu-yung | 洪慈庸 | Taichung 3 | 2016–2020 |
| Freddy Lim | 林昶佐 | Taipei 5 | 2016–2020 |
| Kawlo Iyun Pacidal | 高潞·以用·巴魕剌 | Proportional Representation | 2016–2020 |
| Hsu Yung-ming | 徐永明 | Proportional Representation | 2016–2020 |
See also
References
- ↑ "人民作主的新政治". newpowerparty.tw. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ New Power Party Platform(Chinese)
- ↑ "New Power Party announces leadership structure - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ↑ "Civic groups voice support for 'third force' - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "沒有符合條件的頁面". Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- 1 2 Laskai, Lorand (2015-11-19). "Taiwan's Newest Political Party Was Co-Founded by a Tattooed Rockstar". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ↑ "'New Power Party' established, hoping to recruit 100,000 supporters". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- 1 2 "黃國昌 代理時代力量總隊長". 聯合新聞網. 2015-07-02.
External links
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- New Power Party on Facebook (Chinese)
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