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The People First Party (親民黨, pinyin: Qinmíndǎng) is a conservative political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan. It was founded by James Soong and his supporters after his failed independent bid for the presidency in 2000. Soong is currently the chairman and dominates much of its politics. Its title, Qinmín, literally means "Close-to-People" and has Confucian connotations. The official goals of PFP, as regards to cross-strait relationships and diplomacy, is for the ROC to: participate in more international organizations, promote Chinese culture overseas and seek economic and cultural interaction between Taiwan and the mainland. Its views are seen as generally favorable towards Chinese reunification and staunchly against Taiwan independence.
The party maintains a close but tense relationship with the Kuomintang as part of the pan-blue coalition. However, since PFP had, like the New Party, grown out of the KMT, the two parties had to compete for the same set of voters. Consequently, although the orignal KMT enjoyed a high degree of support, now the vote is split and the pan-green coalition wins. This dynamic in which both the KMT and PFP must simultaneously compete and cooperate with each other has led to complex and interesting politics.
In several notable cases, this has led to situations in which both parties have run candidates, but close to the election the party with the less popular candidate unofficially drops out of the race. This in turn has led to some notable situations when either the PFP or the KMT is campaigning against its own candidate, which has led to intra-party resentment.
To avoid a repeat of this effect, which led to the election of Democratic Progressive PartyThe Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ( Chinese: ; abbrev. pinyin: min jin dang) is a liberal political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan which has traditionally been associated with the pan-green coalition and Taiwan independence although it has candidate Chen Shui-bianChen Shui-bian ( ch. pinyin: Chen Shubin, Wade-Giles: Ch'en Shui-pien; Taiwanese Church Romanization: Tan Chui-pi) (born 9th Month, 1950), Taiwanese politician, has been the President of the Republic of China since May 20, 2000. He is also Chairman of the to the presidency in 2000 by a low chare of votes, Chairman Soong ran as vice-president on KMT Chairman Lien ChanLien Chan (, in pinyin: Lian Zhan) (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an) is a Taiwanese politician, active in late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and has been the Chairman of the Kuomintang sinc's presidential ticket in the 2004 presidential electionElections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004. President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party were re-elected by a margin of 0. 22% of valid votes o.
There are five departments in the headquarters:
- Policy Research Center (政策研究中心 Zhèngcè Yánjiù Zhongxin),
- Organizational Department (組織部 Zǔzhi Bù),
- Public Relation Department (文宣部 Wénxuān Bù),
- Executive Department (行政部 Xíngzhèng Bù), and
- Treasury Department (財務部 Cáiwù Bù)
See also:
- Politics of TaiwanThe Republic of China (ROC) currently has jurisdiction over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores Islands and several of the smaller islands. Taiwan's two major cities, Taipei and Kaohsiung, are centrally administered municipalities. The rest of Taiwa
- List of political parties in TaiwanList of political parties in the Republic of China: Major parties Pan-green coalition Democratic Progressive Party Taiwan Solidarity Union Taiwan Independence Party Pan-blue coalition Kuomintang People First Party New Party was New Kuomintang Alliance Min
