The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a
political party
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in the Republic of China (
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
). It was established on 16 June 2004, led by founding Chairwoman
Chang Po-ya
Chang Po-ya (; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan.
Early life
Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physician ...
and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the
2004 Legislative Yuan election, with 26 candidates running for local constituency and aboriginal seats, and 6 others nominated for proportional representation seats.
History
At its founding, it was something of a
big tent
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party in that it lacked a central ideology and fielded various candidates who ran more on their personal qualities rather than a well-articulated commonality.
The party won six seats in the 6th
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
(2005–2008), three seats in the 7th Legislative Yuan (2008–2012), two seats in the
2012 election
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January
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and one in the
2016 election.
Election results
Legislative elections
Local elections
National Assembly elections
See also
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Politics of the Republic of China
The Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國政治, Pinyin: ''Zhōnghuá Mínguó de zhèngzhì'') (commonly known as Taiwan) is governed in a framework of a Representative democracy, representative democratic republic under a Five-Power ...
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List of political parties in Taiwan
This article lists the political parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 7 December 1949.
The organization of political parties in Taiwan is governed by the Political Parties Act, enacted on 6 December 2017. The Political Parties Act de ...
Notes
Words in native languages
References
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