New Hope (Macau)

New Hope (Chinese: 新希望, Portuguese: Nova Esperança) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portuguese possession. Its leader and only deputy who, after 2005, serves in the Legislative Assembly of Macau is José Pereira Coutinho. This city is a state in which political parties don't play a role. Though some civic groups put forward lists at the elections and might be considered parties. At the last elections in Macau, 25 September 2005, the group won 8.0% of the popular vote and 1 out of 12 popular elected seats.

Elected Members

José Pereira Coutinho 2005-present

Political parties in Macau

Pro-Beijing	Union for Development (2) · Union for Promoting Progress (1) · Macau-Guangdong Union (1) · Alliance for Change (1) · Union for the Progress and Development

Pro-democracy	Prosperous Democratic Macao Association (2) · New Democratic Macau Association (1) · New Hope (1) · Civil Watch · Association for Helping the Community and Engagement with the People · Social Justice Team · Activism for Democracy Association · Plural Voices – Peoples of Macau · Democratic Society Alliance

Gaming industry	United Citizens Association of Macau (2) · New Union for Macau’s Development (1) · Alliance for the Development of Macau

Defunct parties	Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau · Vision Macau · Convergence for Development · New Youth of Macau · General Union for the Good of Macau · Association for Promoting the Economy of Macau · Employees and Wager-Earners Association · General Union for Development of Macau

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