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National Democratic Party
國家民主黨
Kuochiaminchutang

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"Wusehuan" Emblem

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"五色下的國家統一"
"National Reunification Under the Five Colors"

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Common name:

• Nationalist Party / Kuomintang (國民黨)

Abbreviation:

• NDP

• KMT (popular)

• KCMCT (official)

Chairman:

• Ho Wu-ying

Secretary-General:

• Chao Ya-hui

Founder:

• Ho Ya-t'ing

Founded:

• October 8, 1992

Preceded by:

• Federalist Party

• Liberal Party of Wanlikuo

Headquarters:

• No. 155–158, Sec. 1, Ch'iu Road,
  Shihtzumen District, Chungching

Newspaper:

• The Wusehuan

Think tank:

• Committee for National Policy and
  Government

Youth wing:

• Wanlikuo Youth

Membership:

• 511,785 members

Political ideology:

• National conservatism

• Wanlikan nationalism

• Wanlikan irredentism

  • National Reunification (Kuot'ungi)

Political position:

• Right-wing

Legislative Yuan affiliation:

• Alliance for National Revival

Color:

• "Kuowuse / Five National Colors" (official)

  • Blue, red, yellow,
    white, black

• Blue (common)

Anthem:

• "With Great Loyalty and Courage"

The National Democratic Party (NDP), known as the Kuochiaminchutang (KCMCT) and simply the Kuomintang (KMT), has been the dominant and largest political party in Wanlikuo since the 2012 General Elections. The NDP is the largest within the Alliance for National Revival, a nationalist and conservative political coalition within the Legislative Yuan, which the NDP forms with the Young Wanlikuo Party and the National Solidarity Party. It is a primarily nationalist-conservative political party that can trace its roots back to the conservative tent of the Federalist Party, which split into two in 1992. The NDP inherited the irredentism of the Federalist Party, wishing to restore pre-1921 borders and to 'reunify' the nation. President
Kao Hsieh-jen is from the NDP along with the Speaker of the Legislative Yuan, Hsü Liang, and the Premier of the Republic, Wan Shu-jen. The incumbent chairman is Ho Wu-ying, the grandson of founder Ho Ya-t'ing.

The National Democratic Party was established after the breakup of the Federalist Party in 1992, following its loss in the preceding 1992 General Elections. Historically, the Federalist Party had been a dominant political party, its leaders known as the 'Architects of Modern Wanlikan Federalism.' A decade after the 1921 Hopao Revolution, the country was shaken by another revolt, this time in Wanchuan province on July 15, 1932. Efforts to centralize the country around Chungching and the west failed and caused inadequate development in the inland and eastern regions. A famine then occurred in 1930, devastating rural Wanchuan and became the prime motivation for the Wanchuan Rebellion. The Federalist Party was created as a middle-ground between the government and the regionalists, defeating the ruling Republican Party. The Republican Party and the Federalist Party eventually became the two dominant parties, interchanging power throughout the late 20th century. However, as the Federalist Party slowly lost its identity, it was defeated in 1992. This caused its immediate split due to a disagreement between leadership.

Ho Ya-t'ing led the conservatives and nationalists and broke off from the Federalist Party to establish the National Democratic Party on October 8, 1992, along with the Liberal Party of Wanlikuo, an affiliate party of the Federalist Party. Chairman Ho Ya-t'ing revived the notion of 'National Reunification,' the restoration of pre-Hopao Revolution borders and the reconquest of the south. This was a previously dying ideology starting in the 1970s, however, was revitalized following the NDP's triumph in the 2012 General Elections under Chairman Tai Chia-hao, who became president. Before 2012, the NDP had been securing victories at the municipal and rural levels, garnering special support within the Republic of Wanlikuo Armed Forces. The National Democratic Party has dominated elections since then.

Organization

The Central Committee Leadership is the principal leadership of the National Democratic Party composed of the Chairman, the elected leader of the NDP chosen through a vote by its members usually conducted along with the nation's general elections. The Chairman appoints three full-time Vice-Chairpersons, the deputy party leaders of the NDP. However, the second-highest-ranking position within the NDP is the Secretary-General, the party chief of staff and the principal lieutenant to the Chairman. The Secretary-General can, in turn, appoint three Deputy Secretaries-General. The rest of the Central Committee Leadership are the directors: the Policy Committee Executive Director, the Organizational Development Committee Director, the Culture and Communications Committee Director, the Administration Committee Director, and the Party Disciplinary Committee. These five directors hold leadership positions in individual standing committees within the party.

Within the Legislative Yuan, there is an appointed caucus leader which, in this case, is the incumbent Speaker of the Legislative Yuan. Party chairmen may run for president, however, have to resign from the position as chairman; President Kao Hsieh-jen was the National Democratic Party chairman from 2028 until his election in 2031.

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