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Kuomintang (KMT)

Chinese nationalist party founded in 1912, which ruled Taiwan under martial law until 1987 and is now the main opposition. It defends the '1992 Consensus', closer economic ties with China, a market economy and Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People.

Predominant spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Constitutional Monarchism
Closest personality
Jacques Chirac

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal30%
    Unitary71%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy74%
    Autocracy26%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security53%
    Liberty47%
  • Immigration

    Balanced
    Assimilation56%
    Multiculturalism44%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Pacifist
    Militarist38%
    Pacifist62%
  • Intervention

    Balanced
    Non-interventionist57%
    Nationalist44%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public50%
    Private50%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning52%
    Free market48%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Globalism
    Protectionism33%
    Globalism67%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious60%
    Religious40%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive35%
    Traditionalist65%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology68%
    Biology32%

What sets Kuomintang (KMT) apart

Most unusual position

Trade

Leans further toward globalism than 81% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 67Kuomintang (KMT) 33

Of all the axes, Trade is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Structure

On Structure, it sits practically at the catalog median.

Party median 26Kuomintang (KMT) 30

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.