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.

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