Radio Taiwan Internatonal 
Date: 26 November, 2018
By: Natalie Tso

NPP Yunlin city councilor Liao Yu Hsian (second left) thanks supporters. Liao became the first female city councilor in Yunlin. (CNA photo)

The New Power Party (NPP) won 16 seats in 10 cities and counties, making it the third largest party in Taiwan’s political scene.  It was the first time the NPP had fielded candidates in local goverment elections.

The party was formed in early 2015 and was a spin-off of the student-led Sunflower movement.  That movement in 2014 stalled the legislature’s ratification of a controversial trade agreement between Taiwan and China. In 2016, the NPP won five legislative seats, making it the third largest party in the legislature.    [FULL  STORY]