Eight Other Political Parties

The eight other political parties are close companions of the CPC. They accept the CPC's leadership and work closely with the CPC. They are the CPC's sound advisers, helping hands, and colleagues that participate in state governance under socialism with Chinese characteristics. Their basic functions are participating in and deliberating on the administration of state affairs, exercising democratic oversight, and engaging in political consultation under the CPC's leadership.

These political parties were founded between 1925 and 1948 during the Chinese people's fight against imperialism and autocracy and pursuit of democracy. They have played a unique role in China.

The eight political parties are: 

? Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang; 

? China Democratic League; 

? China National Democratic Construction Association; 

? China Association for Promoting Democracy; 

? Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party; 

? China Zhi Gong Party; 

? Jiusan Society; 

? Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.

They each have their central, local and primary-level organizations.

Following the principles of long-term coexistence, mutual oversight, sincerity, and sharing woe or weal, the CPC and other political parties have created a multiparty cooperation system in which the CPC exercises state power and the other parties participate fully in the administration of state affairs under the leadership of the CPC. The system has displayed unquestionable strength and vitality in China's political and social life.

民主黨派

民主黨派是接受中國共產黨領導、同中國共產黨通力合作的親密友黨，是中國共產黨的好參謀、好幫手、好同事，是中國特色社會主義參政黨。民主黨派的基本職能是參政議政、民主監督、參加中國共產黨領導的政治協商。

各民主黨派在反帝愛國、爭取民主和反對獨裁專制的斗爭中先后建立，不斷發展，發揮著獨特的作用。

中國共產黨領導的多黨合作和政治協商制度中包括中國共產黨和八個民主黨派。八個民主黨派是：中國國民黨革命委員會、中國民主同盟、中國民主建國會、中國民主促進會、中國農工民主黨、中國致公黨、九三學社、臺灣民主自治同盟。各民主黨派的組織機構由中央組織、地方組織和基層組織所構成。

在中國共產黨領導的多黨合作和政治協商制度中，中國共產黨與各民主黨派長期共存、互相監督、肝膽相照、榮辱與共，共同致力于建設中國特色社會主義，形成了“共產黨領導、多黨派合作，共產黨執政、多黨派參政”的政治格局。中國共產黨領導的多黨合作和政治協商制度在中國的政治和社會生活中顯示出獨特的政治優勢和強大的生命力，發揮了不可替代的重大作用。