20th National Congress of Kuomintang

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The 20th National Congress of Kuomintang (Chinese :中國國民黨第二十次全國代表大会) was the 20th national congress of Kuomintang, held on 14 September at Chiayi City, Taiwan. [1]

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Kuomintang Political party in the Republic of China

The Kuomintang of China, also spelled as Guomindang and often alternatively translated as the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China based in Taipei that was founded in 1911. The KMT is currently an opposition political party in the Legislative Yuan.

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The congress was mainly done to gain support for the upcoming local and municipal election on 29 November 2014. [2]

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References

  1. "KMT national congress opens in Chiayi". focustaiwan.tw.
  2. "Ma opens KMT event in Chiayi". taipeitimes.com.