05.18.05
Beaten by a spelling mistake
10 years ago, the New Party was the 3rd biggest party in Taiwan (after the KMT & DPP) - polling a creditable 13% in the Legislative elections that year. In 2005 they were beaten by a spelling mistake:
One of the interesting results of the election is that the relatively unknown Chinese People Party picked up 41,940 votes, or 1.0822% of the ballots, outperforming better-known groups such as the New Party, the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, and the Taiwan Independence Party.
A spokeswoman for the KMT said that she suspected the Chinese People Party siphoned away some of the KMT’s votes because people were confused about the name.
The full name of the KMT is the Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng (literally “Chinese Nationalist Party”). In Chinese characters this is written 中國國民黨.
The Chinese People Party on the other hand is called Zhōngguó Mínzhòngdǎng, which is written 中國民眾黨 in Chinese characters.
When you’re beaten by a party whose only claim to fame is that their name is slightly similar to the second most popular party - that’s a sign it might be time to quietly disband.
I wonder whether the PFP is worried that the same fate may be in store for them? Perhaps they should be.
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May 19, 2005 at 12:42 am
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Michael Turton said,
May 21, 2005 at 9:56 pm
Thanks for another rollicking good post. You know, I always forget that there is even a New Party. out with a whimper….
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