Neither to these nor to those .. “Forward” is a party that seeks to break the dominance of Republicans and Democrats in America

Forward is a political party that has announced the formation of 3 separate groups of Democrats, Republicans and Independents, and says it is a "centrist" third option.

Prominent founders of the party include former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Christine Whitman, former Republican governor of New Jersey.

Notable leaders in the party range from former presidential candidates, members of Congress and conservatives, as well as officials in previous governments, businessmen and civil society leaders.

Andrew Yang, a former Democrat and current leader of the Forward party (French)

Birth and founding

On July 27, 2022, a number of former officials in the Republican and Democratic parties decided to form a third party that would attract "worried and disaffected voters" about the dysfunction of the "American two-party system."

The founders cited a 2021 Gallup poll that found that half of US adults described themselves as "politically independent," the highest rate this type of poll has shown since its inception.

Three other parties that have emerged in recent years in response to the increasing polarization within the American political system have merged into the Forward Party.

The first is the "Movement to Renew America" ​​formed in 2021 by former officials in the Republican administrations of four former presidents, the second is the "Forward Party" founded by Yang after leaving the Democratic Party in 2021, and the third is the "Serve America" ​​movement, a group consisting of Democrats and Republicans and independent.

Thought and ideology

The party defined itself as a "central party" between the left of the Democratic Party and the right of the Republican Party, aiming to create a new kind of party that represents the interests of the majority of Americans who "reject division and political extremism."

The new party is based mainly on "giving Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in themselves and their government, and more participation in building their future," and "working to improve the country in a cooperative non-separatist manner that guarantees people's freedom and builds vibrant and prosperous democratic societies."

The party asserts that its principles are based on diverse thinking by "welcoming new ideas and bold conversations on issues", while working to empower leaders to solve society's problems without imposing a "strict political" program.

Flags and symbols

Christine Todd Whitman, former Republican Governor of New Jersey and a leader of the Forward Party (French)

The former Republican Governor of New Jersey was born in New York in 1946, and graduated from Wheaton College in 1968.

She worked with Donald Rumsfeld at the US Office of Economic Opportunities and on the Republican National Committee in 1982, and was elected as an official in Somerset County, where she served two terms.

She was appointed chair of the provincial government's Public Utilities Board, then ran for governor in 1993, and chaired the Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm specializing in energy and environmental issues.

Former Democratic candidate for the presidency of New York, born in 1975. He received a BA in economics and political science from Brown University, and a doctorate in law from Columbia Law School.

He worked as a lawyer for some companies for 5 months before dealing with start-ups in the fields of fundraising, healthcare and education, and then worked as Vice President of MMF Systems, a start-up for healthcare programs from 2002 to 2005.

He was then appointed as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship in 2015.