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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.



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