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The Kuomintang of China[4] (English pronunciation: /ˌkwoʊmɪnˈtɑːŋ/ or English pronunciation: /-ˈtæŋ/)[5] (KMT), sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party[6] is a political party of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"). Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused by Sun Yat-sen. It is the founding and the oldest political party in the Republic of China and its party headquarters are located in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. It is currently (as of 2011) the ruling political party of the ROC, and is the majority party in terms of seats in the Legislative Yuan, The KMT is a member of the International Democrat Union. Current president Ma Ying-jeou, elected in 2008, is the seventh KMT member to hold the office of the presidency.
Together with the People First Party and Chinese New Party, the KMT forms what is known as the Taiwanese Pan-Blue coalition, which supports eventual unification with the mainland. However, the KMT has been forced to moderate their stance by advocating political and legal status quo of modern Taiwan.
The KMT accepts a "One China Principle" - it officially considers that there is only one China and that the Republic of China (not the People's Republic of China) is its legitimate government. However, since 2008, in order to ease tensions with the People's Republic of China, the KMT endorses the "three nos" policy as defined by Ma Ying-jeou - no unification, no independence and no use of force.[7]