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Minkuotang 民國黨
Chairperson	Wu Hsu-chih
Founded	13 March 2015
Dissolved	25 January 2019
Split from	Kuomintang
Merged into	Congress Party Alliance
Headquarters	12F, No. 70-1, Sec. 1, Chengde Road, Datong District, Taipei, Republic of China
Membership (2015)	~5,000
Ideology	Three Principles of the People Pragmatism Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Gold
Party flag
Website
www.mkt.org.tw
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The Minkuotang (MKT), also known as the Republican Party, was a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The party was established on 13 March 2015 by former Kuomintang legislative representative Hsu Hsin-ying, with the founding assembly held on 18 March 2015. It was part of the Pan-Blue Coalition and then merged with the newly-formed Congress Party Alliance in 2019.

Party flag and emblem

The party flag of Minkuotang consisted of the National Emblem of the Republic of China in the center with a golden background, representing the party's aim of reviving and making the country wealthy. The flag was controversial for its use of the national emblem in its party flag, but the flag was later approved by the Ministry of the Interior.

Controversy

Soon after its founding in 2015, the party faced allegations that it was funded for religious causes, after it was revealed that prominent religious figure Zen Master Wujue Miaotian was supporting the party for the 2016 general election. Party leader Hsu Hsin-ying denied the allegations, stating that the party "belongs to the people".

Electoral history

Party chair Hsu Hsin-ying switched party affiliations from the Kuomintang to the Minkuotang midway through her term as Hsinchu County legislator. She ran for reelection in the 2016 legislative elections, but quit the race when People First Party chair James Soong chose her to be his vice presidential candidate. The MKT fielded four total candidates in the 2016 elections, and failed to win a seat.

On 25 January 2019, the party was merged with the newly-formed Congress Party Alliance.

Local elections

Chairperson

• Hsu Hsin-ying (13 March 2015 – 29 November 2018)

See also

• List of political parties in Taiwan

Notes

1. • Traditional Chinese script: 民國黨
   • Mandarin Pinyin: Mínguó Dǎng
   • Hokkien: Bîn-kok Tóng
   • Sixian Hakka: Mìn-koet Tóng

References

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2. 內政部民政司公布之「政黨名冊」
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5. ^ Gerber, Abraham (17 January 2016). "New Power Party wins five legislative seats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
6. "九合一大選失利 民國黨宣布：與妙天合併政黨-風傳媒". 2 January 2019.
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