Top Sunflower joins NPP, eyes legislative run

REACHING UP:Saying that the nation needs a ‘second pro-localization party,’ Huang Kuo-chang said he was considering running in Tapei or New Taipei City

Taipei Times
Date: May 05, 2015
By: Lii Wen  /  Staff reporter

Academia Sinica researcher and Sunflower movement leader Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) yesterday announced his decision to become a member of the New Power Party (NPP), urging more young people to join the political party launched in January by prominent social activists.

Huang, who played a central role in the Sunflower movement protests last year, told a news conference in Taipei that he remained undecided over whether to enter next year’s legislative contest.     [FULL  STORY]

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