List of political parties in the Republic of China

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This article lists political parties in the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. It developed into a multi-party system with two dominant parties after President Chiang Ching-kuo ended martial law on 15 July 1987. As of July 2014, there are 254 legally registered political parties in the ROC.[1]

History

The Republic of China was founded by the Kuomintang (KMT) leader Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1912. The Kuomintang's prior revolutionary political group, the Revive China Society, was founded on 24 November 1894. It later merged with various other revolutionary groups to form the Tongmenghui in 1905. In August 1911, the Tongmenghui further merged with various other political parties in Beijing to form the KMT. In July 1914, the KMT re-organized itself as the "Chinese Revolutionary Party" in Tokyo, Japan. In 1919, the party officially renamed itself as "Kuomintang of China", which literally translates to "Chinese Nationalist Party".[2] 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. These were the two major political parties in the ROC, during the time when the ROC ruled mainland China from 1911 to 1949.

During the Chinese Civil War, under the leadership of the CPC, the People's Liberation Army defeated the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang in 1949. The Kuomintang had no choice but to leave mainland China and move to Taiwan. It continued to use the name "Republic of China" (ROC) even though the CPC claimed that the Republic of China ceased to exist after 1949.

As Taiwan democratized during the 1980s, the number of legally registered political parties in Taiwan had increased exponentially and continued to increase year by year, indicating a liberal democracy and high political freedom in Taiwan.

Political parties

There are two ideological blocs in Taiwan, commonly called the Pan-Blue Coalition and the Pan-Green Coalition. The pan-blues, led by the Kuomintang, are in favor of eventual unification with mainland China under the government of the ROC, while the pan-greens (led by the Democratic Progressive Party) are in favor of eventual formal independence for Taiwan, though the majority in both coalitions state a desire to maintain the status quo for now. Many minor parties in Taiwan are unaligned with either coalition.

Parties with national or regional representation

Party Representation Leader Alliance
Legislative Yuan Special municipalities, provincial cities, and counties
Leaders Seats
  Democratic Progressive Party 68 13 291 Tsai Ing-wen Pan-Green Coalition  
  Kuomintang 35 6 386 Hung Hsiu-chu Pan-Blue Coalition  
  New Power Party 5 Huang Kuo-chang Pan-Green Coalition  
  People First Party 3 9 James Soong Pan-Blue Coalition  
  Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 1 Lin Ping-kun Pan-Blue Coalition  
  Taiwan Solidarity Union 9 vacant Pan-Green Coalition  
  Minkuotang 2 Hsu Hsin-Ying Pan-Blue Coalition  
  New Party 2 Yok Mu-ming Pan-Blue Coalition  
  Green Party Taiwan 2 Lee Keng-cheng
Chang Yu-jing
Unaligned  
  Trees Party 1 Pan Han-chiang
Lin Chia-yu
Unaligned  
  Taiwan First Nations Party 1 Shih Ching-lung Unaligned  
  Labor Party 1 Wu Rong-yuan Unaligned  

List of registered political parties of the ROC

Here is a list of parties according to the Ministry of the Interior, by order of registration. Dates indicate date of founding.

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List of Political Parties or Organizations in the Republic of China
Number Name of Political Party Establishment Date Leader
1 Kuomintang (中國國民黨) 10 October 1919[lower-alpha 1] Eric Chu (朱立倫)
2 Chinese Youth Party (中國青年黨) 2 December 1923 Wu Wenzhou (吳文舟)
3 China Democratic Socialist Party (中國民主社會黨)[lower-alpha 2] 15 August 1946 Yi Bulun (伊步倫)
4 Worker's Party of Taiwan (工黨) 1 November 1987 Zheng Zhaomin (鄭昭明)
5 China Democracy Party (中國民主黨) 14 August 1988 Shen Chaojiang (沈朝江)
6 China Democratic Justice Party (中國民主正義黨) 25 February 1988 Zhang Dazheng (張大政)
7 Chinese Republican Party (中華共和黨) 9 March 1988 Wang Yingqun (汪英群)
8 China United Party (中國聯合黨) 12 February 1989 Wang Jianquan (王健全)
9 China New Social Party (中國新社會黨) 12 November 1947 Chen Jianfu (陳健夫)
10 Chinese People's Party (中國民眾黨) 21 November 1987 Wang Zhongquan (王忠泉)
11 China Republican Party (中國中和黨) 5 April 1894 Zheng Xianglin (鄭祥麟)
12 China Integrated Party (中國統一黨) 9 March 1988 He Maosong (何茂松)
13 Integrated Democratic Party (統一民主黨) 2 March 1988 Sun Shenglian (孫生蓮)
14 China Loyalty Party (中國忠義黨) 26 March 1989 Cui Xiaoyun (崔曉雲)
15 Labor Party (勞動黨) 29 March 1989 Wu Rongyuan (吳榮元)
16 Democratic Progressive Party (民主進步黨) 28 September 1986 Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)
17 Chinese Younger Youth Party (中華青少黨) 26 February 1989 Lai Yongqing (賴永清)
18 China Old Veterans Unification Party (中國老兵統一黨) 12 November 1988 Chen Yuzhen (陳玉珍)
19 Youth China Party (青年中國黨) 2 December 1923 Xiong Kai (熊愷)
20 Loyalty and Public Interest Party (忠義致公黨) 29 March 1989 Zhang Jinwei (張晉瑋)
21 China Democratic Youth Party (中國民主青年黨) 21 March 1953 Hong Binlu (洪炳爐)
22 China Iron Guard Party (中國鐵衛黨) 24 March 1989 Fei Jiliang (費季良)
23 China Solidarity Party (中國團結黨) 21 May 1989 Wu Zhiyi (吳志毅)
24 China Liberal Democratic Party (中國自由民主黨) 2 August 1987 Wu Kuncheng (吳崑誠)
25 China Revival Party (中國復興黨) 30 May 1989 Wang Suichun (王水村)
26 Great Harmony Party (大同黨) 20 May 1989 Wang Lianxin (江連興)
27 China National Security Party (中國國安黨) 4 June 1989 Chen Hanlong (陳漢龍)
28 China Peace Party (中國和平黨) 4 June 1989 Zhang Wenyang (張文洋)
29 China Democratic Reform Party (中國民主革新黨) 13 September 1987 Gao Zhaoxiong (高照雄)
30 Democratic Freedom Party (民主自由黨) 1 January 1989 He Weikang (何偉康)
31 Democratic Action Party (民主行動黨) 1 March 1983 Wang Minglong (王明龍)
32 China Democratic Constitutional Party (中國民主憲政黨) 15 July 1989 Chen Shou (陳首)
33 China Great Harmony Democratic Party (中國大同民主黨) 10 October 1988 Chen Hengsheng (陳恒升)
34 China Hung Ying Patriotism Party (中國洪英愛國黨) 20 July 1989 Chen Jianhong (陳建宏)
35 Great Justice and Fair Party (大公黨) 7 January 1989 Lei Yuqi (雷渝齊)
36 China Self-Strengthening Party (中國自強黨) 7 July 1989 Chen Xinfu (陳信夫)
37 China Middle and Youth Party (中國中青黨) 2 December 1923 Yan Nanchang (顏南昌)
38 Chinese Orthodox Party (中華正統黨) 25 August 1989 Feng Yue (馮岳)
39 China Democratic Integrated Party (中國民主統一黨) 26 September 1989 Xie Tiantian (謝天添)
40 China All-people National Party (中國全民黨) 30 October 1989 Liu Bao (劉豹)
41 China People's Protection Party (中國保民黨) 16 December 1989 Zhuang Zhengdong (莊正棟)
42 Peasant Party (農民黨) 3 February 1989 Zhang Mingxian (張銘顯)
43 China Justice Advocating Party (中國崇尚正義黨) 13 February 1989 Liu Haixiang (劉海洋)
44 China By The People Party (中國民治黨) 3 February 1989 Liao Zhixiong (廖志雄)
45 China Human Rights Promotion Party (中國人權促進黨) 10 October 1989 Han Weitian (韓蔚天)
46 China Civil Administration Party (中國民政黨) 31 March 1990 Lu Zhengqiu (呂振球)
47 Indigenous People's Party (原民黨) 18 March 1990 Yisao Ludao (伊掃魯刀)
48 Revival Party (中興黨) 5 April 1990 Li Xitang (李西唐)
49 China People Wealth Enrichment Party (中國民富黨) 16 April 1990 Yu Jinying (于金印)
50 Democratic Republic Party (民主共和黨) 5 May 1990 Yang Wenhua (楊文華)
51 Autonomy People's Action Party (自主民行黨) 8 May 1990 Zheng Chunlin (鄭純霖)
52 Chinese National Equal Wealth Party (中華全民均富黨) 8 May 1990 Zhang Peijiang (張沛江)
53 China Great Harmony Socialist Party (中國大同社會黨) 11 May 1990 Chen Tianfa (陳天發)
54 All is equal under heaven party (天下為公黨)[3] 12 July 1990 Wu Wentou (吳文投)
55 China Youth Democratic Party (中國青年民主黨) 6 August 1990 Chen Jixiong (陳秀雄)
56 Truth Party (真理黨) 18 September 1990 Xiao Zhihong (蕭志宏)
57 China Great Harmony Integrated Party (中國大同統一黨) 7 October 1990 Zhang Naiqiang (張迺強)
58 China Binying National Wealth Advancement Party (中國檳英富國黨) 5 September 1990 Zeng Kuang (曾鑛)
59 Chinese Social Democratic Party (中華社會民主黨) 1 March 1991 Ju Gau-jeng (朱高正)
60 New China Democracy Building Party (新中國民主建設黨) 25 December 1991 Peng Huabu (彭華甫)
61 China Liberal Social Party (中國自由社會黨) 13 January 1991 Huang Handong (黃漢東)
62 China Independence Party (中國自立黨) 11 May 1991 Chen Zhenduan (陳振瑞)
63 China National Welfare Party (中國全民福利黨) 28 July 1991 Di Pingyang (翟平洋)
64 China Women Party (中國婦女黨) 15 August 1991 Wu Xingren (吳心人)
65 China Women Democratic Party (中國婦女民主黨) 18 August 1991 Wu Guiru (吳貴如)
66 Non-party National Democratic League (全國民主非政黨聯盟) 16 October 1991 Ye Xianxiu (葉憲修)
67 China People's Action Party (中國人民行動黨) 28 September 1991 Ma XieLu (馬謝祿)
68 Chinese Labor Party (中華勞工黨) 25 October 1991 Xie Yuzhu (蘇玉柱)
69 Nationwide Labor Party (全國勞工黨) 1 May 1992 Zuo Jingqiu (佐靜秋)
70 Chinese Minority Race Justice Party (中華少數民族正義黨) 21 June 1992 Chen Hongjian (陳弘建)
71 Chinese Nationalist Republican Party (中華民族共和黨) 2 September 1992 Wu Zaisheng (吳再生)
72 Chinese Anqing Party (中華安青黨) 19 September 1992 Wang Zhongsan (王仲三)
73 Civil Party (公民黨) 7 March 1993 Qian Hanqing (錢漢清)
74 New Party (新黨) 10 August 1993 Yok Mu-ming (郁慕明)
75 Youth Concordance Progressive Party (青年協和進歩黨) 9 August 1994 He Naihao (柯乃豪)
76 China National Party (中國國家黨) 17 July 1995 Ren Taiqin (任台慶)
77 People's Solidarity Party (人民團結黨) 18 September 1995 Su Qiuzhen (蘇秋鎮)
78 Advance Party (先進黨) 1 January 1996 Chen Yuxiang (陳裕祥)
79 Green Party Taiwan (綠黨) 25 January 1996 Pan Hansheng (潘翰聲), Liu Lilan (劉麗蘭)
80 National Democratic Party (國家民主黨) 4 April 1996 Huang Jianyuan (黃建源)
81 Natural Law Party (自然律黨) 22 September 1996 Huang Rongsun (陳榮順)
82 Taiwan Independence Party (建國黨) 6 October 1996 Wu Jingxiang (吳景祥)
83 Chinese New People Party (中華新民黨) 18 May 1997 Gong Chunsheng (龔春生)
84 Social Reform Party (社會改革黨) 19 July 1997 Xu Yunde (徐運德)
85 Democratic Alliance (民主聯盟) 24 June 1998 Xu Chengkun (徐成焜)
86 New Nation Connection (新國家連線) 18 September 1998 Peng Baixian (彭百顯)
87 Taiwan Democratic Party (台灣民主黨) 20 December 1998 Lin Yuyin (林玉印)
88 China Tiantong Party (中國天同黨) 18 April 1998 Shao Boxiang (邵伯祥)
89 Zhongshan Party (中山黨) 12 November 1999 Lu Xuewei (呂學偉)
90 People First Party (親民黨) 31 March 2000 James Soong (宋楚瑜)
91 China Republic Democratic Party (中國共和民主黨) 12 March 2000 Lin Xiong (林雄)
92 Greater China Unification Front (大中華統一陣線) 7 July 2000 Wang Zhaozeng (王昭增)
93 New China Unification Promotion Party (新中國統一促進黨) 13 August 2000 Chen Mingxiong (陳明雄)
94 Taiwan Intelligence Action Volunteers Party (台灣慧行志工黨) 12 December 2000 Lin Chengcai (林呈財)
95 Taiwan Solidarity Union (台灣團結聯盟) 12 August 2001 Huang Kunhui (黃昆輝)
96 Taiwan Ethnic Integration Alliance (台灣族群統一連盟) 17 August 2001
97 Taiwan Number One Party (台灣吾黨) 21 September 2001 Wei Jizhu (魏吉助)
98 China-Taiwan Public Interest Party (中國台灣致公黨) 21 April 2002 Wang Ruisheng (王瑞陞)
99 People's Wealth Enrichment Party (富民黨) 4 May 2002 Liao Wenzhi (廖文志)
100 China Democratic Call Party (中國喚民黨) 29 March 2003 Wan Qingui (萬慶貴)
101 Taiwan Democratic Worker's Party (台灣民主工黨) 27 April 2003 Xie Zhengyi (謝正一)
102 National Loyalty Party (全民忠義黨) 27 July 2003 Yang Zhangchao (楊掌朝)
103 World Peace Party (世界和平黨) 13 March 2004 Lin Jinsong (林景松)
104 Civil Service Alliance (工教聯盟) 21 March 2004 Lin Qiaofeng (林樵鋒)
105 People's Right Progressive Party (民生權利進歩黨) 3 April 2004 Chen Jianzhou (陳建州)
106 Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (無黨團結聯盟) 15 June 2004 Lin Binkun (林炳坤)
107 Dignity Party (尊嚴黨) 20 June 2004 Zeng Wenda (曾穩達)
108 Republic of China Free Party (中華民國自由自在黨) 8 June 2004 Cai Mingda (蔡明達)
109 Chinese Defense League (保衛中華大同盟) 12 March 2005 Lin Zhengjie (林正杰)
110 Taiwan Defense Alliance (保衛台灣大聯盟) 1 August 2004 Yang Xudong (楊緒東)
111 Taiwanese People's Action Alliance (台灣人民行動聯盟) 23 July 2005 Huang Wenzhang (黃文章)
112 Chinese Universal Love Public Interest Party (中華博愛致公黨) 12 August 2005 Jin Lianci (金念慈)
113 Chinese Unification Promotion Party (中華統一促進黨) 12 August 2006 Zhang Futang (張馥堂)
114 China Democratic Progressive Party (中國民主進歩黨) 16 October 2005 Zhou Qinjun (周慶峻)
115 New Taiwan Party (新台灣黨) 4 July 2004 Chen Sanxing (陳三興)
116 Taiwan Independence Alliance (台灣建國聯盟) 10 December 2005 Wu Qing (吳清)
117 Taiwan Party (台灣黨) 17 July 2004 Huang Suimu (黃水木)
118 Help the Weak Alliance (濟弱扶傾聯盟) 12 April 2006 Huang Qizhi (黃啟埴)
119 Taiwan Life Party (台灣生活黨) 15 July 2006 Kang Weirang (康惟壤)
120 Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (黨外團團結聯盟) 1 September 2006 Zhang Xinsong (張幸松)
121 Hakka Party (客家黨) 14 October 2006 Wen Jinquan (溫錦泉)
122 Independent Non-partisan National League (全民廉政無黨連盟) 9 September 2006 Wang Chunyuan (王春源)
123 Taiwan New Hakka Party (台灣新客家黨) 11 February 2007 Gu Wenfa (古文發)
124 Taiwan Civil Action Party (台灣平民行動黨) 4 March 2007 Chen Zhuxian (陳祖賢)
125 National Health Alliance (全民健康聯盟) 23 March 2007 Wu Nanhe (吳南河)
126 Liberal Worker's Party (自由工黨) 1 May 2007 Wu Quanhong (吳權鴻)
127 Taiwan National Party (台灣國民黨) 27 May 2007 Liao Guoan (廖國安)
128 Taiwanese Farmers' Party (台灣農民黨) 15 June 2007 Xie Yonghui (謝永輝)
129 Taiwan Civil Democratic Party (台灣平民民主黨) 6 June 2007 Lin Zhisheng (林志昇)
130 Third Society Party (第三社會黨) 15 July 2007 Zou Yicheng (周奕成)
131 Chinese Reform Party (中華革興黨) 30 June 2007 Kang Chenming (康陳銘)
132 Save The World And Mercy Party (大道慈悲濟世黨) 22 September 2007 Wang Chongren (王崇任)
133 Home Party (紅黨) 14 October 2007 Yao Liming (姚立明)
134 Taiwan Constitution Association (制憲聯盟) 8 November 2007 Huang Qianming (黃千明)
135 Democratic Peace Party (民主和平黨) 18 November 2007 Zeng Zekun (曾澤崑)
136 Taiwan Democratic Republican Party (台灣民主共和黨) 24 November 2007 Zhou Zhenjian (周振堅)
137 World Peace Neutral Party (世界和平中立黨) 9 December 2007 Wang Kefu (王可富)
138 Taiwan National Party (台灣國家黨) 26 April 2008 Sun Zhengxiong (孫政雄)
139 Party of Native Citizens (本土公民黨) 26 April 2008 Zeng Hanhuang (曾瀚篁)
140 Health Party of the Republic of China (中華民生黨) 24 May 2008 Yi Daifu (尹載福)
141 Taiwan Communist Party (台灣共產黨) 20 July 2008 Wang Laoyang (王老養)
142 World Labor Party (世界勞工黨) 1 November 2008 Wang Chunzhang (王春長)
143 China Family Party (中華民族黨) 8 November 2008 Chen Buqing (程步青)
144 Broadcasting and Telecommunications Alliance Party (廣播電訊聯盟黨) 29 November 2008 Xu Jianchang (許見菖)
145 Radio Party of the Republic of China (中華民國廣播黨) 27 December 2008 Hong Minhui (洪明輝)
146 Cross-Strait Peace Alliance Party (海峽兩岸和平大聯盟黨) 1 March 2009 Jian Binghong (簡炳洪)
147 Communist Party of the Republic of China (中華民國共產黨) 31 March 2009 Lu Baoyao (呂寶堯)
148 Rites and Constitution Party (禮憲黨) 23 May 2009 Lan Shibo (藍世博)
149 Taiwanese Party of the People (台灣民生黨) 23 June 2009 Lai Jixiong (賴継雄)
150 Filial Piety Party (孝道黨) 11 July 2009 Huang Kelin (黃克林)
151 Chinese Women's Party (中華婦女黨) 3 August 2009 Tu Minghui (涂明慧)
152 China Communist Alliance (中國共產聯盟) 28 August 2009 Shi Fengyang (施鋒陽)
153 People are the Greatest Party (全民最大黨) 1 October 2009 Xu Rongshu (許榮淑)
154 Eastern Red Party (東方紅黨) 1 October 2009 Lin Yuansheng (林原陞)
155 Formosa Independence Rights Party (福爾摩沙法理建國黨) 6 September 2009 Cheng Zhongmo (城仲模)
156 People's Party (人民黨) 4 October 2009 Lin Feng (林豐)
157 Taiwan Democratic Communist Party (臺灣民主共產黨) 1 October 2009 Chen Tianfu (陳天福)
158 White Party (白黨) 31 October 2009 Nian Dingshan (粘丁山)
159 Phoenix Party (鳳凰黨) 27 December 2009 Hong Meizhen (洪美珍)
160 Taiwan Welfare Party (台灣福利黨) 5 February 2010 Chen Yongsong (陳永松)
161 Chinese Tiantong Party (中華天同黨) 20 February 2010 Lu Baoyao (呂寶堯)
162 Chinese Hakka Party (中華客家黨) 27 February 2010 Liu Bingsong (劉秉菘)
163 Greater China Plum Flower Party (大中華梅花黨) 5 March 2010 Huang Yuru (黃玉如)
164 Chinese Production Party (中華生產黨) 28 February 2010 Lu Yuexiang (盧月香)
165 Chinese Elite Party (中華精英黨) 21 March 2010 Wu Chenzhi (吳誠致)
166 Taiwan Ideology Party (台灣主義黨) 3 March 2010 Jiang Suilang (姜水浪)
167 China Hung Meng Public Interest Party (中國洪門致公黨) 21 May 2010 Xiao Yuanbao (蕭圓寶)
168 Taiwan Our Party (台灣我們的黨) 13 June 2010 Liu Maochuan (柳茂川)
169 Great Tao People's Party (大道人民黨) 13 June 2010 Chen Cuirong (陳翠容)
170 Taiwan Public Opinion Party (台灣民意黨) 22 August 2010 Huang Tianchen (黃天辰)
171 Taiwan Democratic Movement Party (台灣民主運動黨) 26 August 2010 Lin Fenglong (林豐隆)
172 Taiwan Small Farmer's Party (台灣小農黨) 5 September 2010 Fu Zexiong (傅澤雄)
173 Chinese Home-Nation Party (中華家國黨) 19 September 2010 Mei feng (梅峰)
174 China Social Party (中國社會黨) 12 September 2010 Zhou Jiezhi (周杰之)
175 China Construction Party (中華建設黨) 5 December 2010 Wang Geqi (王格琦)
176 Round Party (圓黨) 26 December 2010 Wen Chengxian (溫程顯)
177 Chinese Reform Party (中華維新黨) 5 December 2010 Chen Kunneng (陳坤能)
178 Voices of the Chinese Party (華聲黨) 17 October 2010 Liu Min 劉敏(台灣)
179 Third forces coalition (第三勢力聯盟) 12 January 2011 Sun Xiumu (孫修睦)
180 Taiwan Golden Party (臺灣黃金黨) 13 January 2011 Chi Zhengeng (池鎮庚)
181 Political Issues Alliance (政治議題聯盟) 27 February 2011 Zhou Congtang (周琮棠)
182 Global Hakka Party (世界客屬黨) 12 March 2011 Wu Quanshu (吳權塾)
183 China Green Lotus Party (中國青蓮黨) 15 March 2011 He Junyuan (何俊元)
184 Chinese Culture Party (中華文化黨) 17 March 2012 Lin Zhongshan (林忠山)
185 New Power Party (時代力量) 25 January 2015 Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌)

Notes

  1. KMT's prior body was Revive China Society (Xinzhonghui 興中會), founded on 24 November 1894. It officially renamed itself as China Nationalist Party 中國國民黨 in 1919.
  2. The prior body of China Democratic Socialist Party (中國民主社會黨) was China National Socialist Party (中國國家社會黨), which was founded on 16 April 1932. It renamed itself as China Democratic Socialist Party (中國民主社會黨) on 15 August 1946.

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