New third US political party ends decades-long domination of Democratic and Republican parties on US political scene

The decades-long domination of the US Republican and Democratic parties on the political scene in the United States seems to come to an end as dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials have recently announced forming a new political third party called “Forward”.

The new party aims at attracting millions of voters who say that they are dismayed with America’s dysfunctional two-party system, according to Reuters.

The part, whose creation was first reported by Reuters, will initially be co-chaired by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey. They hope the party will become a viable alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties that dominate U.S. politics, founding members told Reuters.

Party leaders will hold a series of events in two dozen cities this autumn to roll out its platform and attract support. They will host an official launch in Houston on Sept. 24 and the party’s first national convention in a major U.S. city next summer.

The new party is being formed by a merger of three political groups that have emerged in recent years as a reaction to America’s increasingly polarized and gridlocked political system. The leaders cited a Gallup poll last year showing a record two-thirds of Americans believe a third party is needed.

Edited by Hamda Mustafa