‘Do not question our determination to eliminate the KMT. The goal is always there.’
The News Lens
Date: 2017/02/09
By: Edward White
Taiwan’s New Power Party (NPP) was born in the wake of the mass student-led
demonstrations in 2014 known as the Sunflower Movement. The party won five seats in Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, in the January 2016 general election. NPP leader Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌), 43, a former activist and academic, talks to The News Lens International about the party’s impact on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP); the issues that could bring people back on the streets of Taipei; why Taiwan needs a new cross-Strait policy; and, the challenges for the NPP in expanding beyond its urban support base. [FULL STORY]