Taiwan's Kuomintang Party, People First Party sign alliance agreement
22/1/2007 16:43
Taiwan's Kuomintang Party (KMT) and People First Party (PFP) signed an
alliance today to strengthen cooperation in the "pan-blue" camp. The
agreement ushers in an era of KMT and PFP cooperation, said KMT Chairman Ma
Ying-jeo at the signing ceremony, pointing out that the two parties originally
belonged to the same party and had similar beliefs. The antagonism between
the "pan-blue" camp and the "pan-green" camp was painful to see, just like
Taiwan's social turbulence and stagnant economy, Ma said. If the opposition
parties do not unite, they will be ashamed to face the Taiwanese people, he
said. Now that they have signed the agreement, they KMT and PFP will beef up
cooperation in election nominations and in the policy area. Ma Ying-jeo,
chairman of the Kuomintang Party, and James Soong, chairman of the People First
Party, signed the agreement during a satellite video conference because Soong is
currently overseas.
Xinhua
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