New Power Party Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids New Power Party 時代力量

Leader	Claire Wang
Secretary	Bai Ching-feng [zh]
Founded	25 January 2015
Headquarters	Taipei City, Taiwan
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Yellow, black
Legislative Yuan	0 / 113
Municipal mayors	0 / 6
Magistrates/mayors	0 / 16
Councillors	6 / 910
Township/city mayors	0 / 204
Website
www.newpowerparty.tw

New Power Party

Traditional Chinese

時代力量

Literal meaning

Power of the Era

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shídài Lìliàng
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Sṳ̀-thoi Li̍t-liong
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Si⁴doi⁶ Lik⁶loeng⁶
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sî-tāi Le̍k-liōng

The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan that was created in early 2015. It grew out of a student-led protest movement from 2014 called the Sunflower Student Movement. The party supports ideas like universal human rights, freedom for all people, and the idea of Taiwan being its own independent nation.

In Taiwan's politics, there have traditionally been two main groups of parties: the Pan-Green Coalition and the Pan-Blue Coalition. The NPP is part of a newer political movement called the "Third Force." These new parties wanted to give voters a different choice. Even so, the NPP's ideas are very similar to the Pan-Green group. Because of this, they worked with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2016 elections to compete against the Kuomintang (KMT).

The party was started by several well-known people from the Sunflower Student Movement. One of the founders was Freddy Lim, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Chthonic. Other founders included human rights lawyers and activists.

What the Party Believes
History of the Party
Party Leaders
Election Results
- Legislative Elections
- Local Elections
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What the Party Believes

The New Power Party has several main goals. One of its biggest goals is to rewrite the Constitution of the Republic of China. The current constitution was written when the government ruled all of China. The NPP wants a new constitution that focuses only on Taiwan.

The party also supports legalizing same-sex marriage. On social issues like worker's rights and helping people in need, the NPP often has ideas that are more left-leaning than the DPP. The party is also generally in favor of ending capital punishment, which is also known as the death penalty.

History of the Party

The New Power Party was officially created on January 25, 2015. The first election it participated in was the 2016 Taiwanese legislative election. The party did very well, winning five seats in the Legislative Yuan, which is Taiwan's main law-making body. This made the NPP the third-largest party in the government at the time.

However, in 2019, two of its elected members left the party. In the 2020 Taiwanese legislative election, the NPP won three seats. All of these were "party-list" seats, which are given to parties based on the total number of votes they get across the country.

In the 2024 legislative election, the party did not win any seats. It did not get enough votes to earn any party-list seats. After this election, the NPP began working with other smaller parties in the Pan-Green Coalition to support Taiwan's independence.

Party Leaders

The New Power Party has had several leaders since it was founded. The leader of the party is called the Executive Leader.

Freddy Lim (2015): One of the founders of the party.
Huang Kuo-chang (2015–2019): An academic and activist who became the first official Executive Leader.
Chiu Hsien-chih (2019, 2020): A human rights lawyer who served as leader.
Hsu Yung-ming (2019–2020): A political scientist who also led the party.
Kao Yu-ting (2020): A former engineer who briefly led the party.
Chen Jiau-hua (2020–2023): An environmental activist and legislator.
Claire Wang (since 2023): A legislator and activist who is the current leader.

Election Results

Legislative Elections

The Legislative Yuan is where laws are made in Taiwan. Here is how the NPP has performed in national elections.

Election	Total seats won	Total votes (party-list)	Vote share (party-list)	Change	Election leader	Status	President
2016	5 / 113	744,315	6.11%	5 seats	Huang Kuo-chang	3rd party	Tsai Ing-wen
2020	3 / 113	1,098,100	7.75%	2 seats	Hsu Yung-ming	4th party	Tsai Ing-wen
2024	0 / 113	353,670	2.57%	3 seats	Claire Wang	Not represented	Lai Ching-te

Local Elections

Local elections decide who will be mayors and city council members. In the 2018 local elections, 16 NPP candidates won seats on city and county councils. In the 2022 local elections, six of its candidates won council seats.