Union for Promoting Progress

The Union for Promoting Progress (simplified Chinese: 群力促进会; traditional Chinese: 群力促進會, Portuguese: União Promotora para o Progresso) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portuguese possession. Macau 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 9.6% of the popular vote and 2 out of 12 popular elected seats.

Elected Members

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