party ▁dem ocracy ▁after ▁the ▁ 8 8 8 8 ▁U pr ising , ▁two ▁new ▁parties ▁were ▁established ▁using ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁name , ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁( Original ). ▁Both ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁elections , ▁but ▁received ▁less ▁than ▁ 0 . 0 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁seat . ▁ ▁Pol ic ies ▁During ▁its ▁time ▁in ▁office , ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁purs ued ▁a ▁national ist ▁policy ▁based ▁on ▁unity ▁and ▁cons ensus , ▁u ph eld ▁parliament ary ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁mixed ▁economy ▁compr ising ▁both ▁state ▁and ▁private ▁enter prise . ▁It ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁this ▁period ▁in ▁its ▁history ▁fighting ▁several ▁commun ist , ▁social ist ▁and ▁eth nic ▁separ at ist ▁re bel ▁groups ▁for ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁also ▁fought ▁a ▁successful ▁war ▁against ▁National ist ▁Chinese ▁( K MT ) ▁forces ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁far ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁K MT ' s ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁Its ▁foreign ▁policy ▁followed ▁strict ▁neutral ity ▁supporting ▁the ▁Band ung ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁sh unning ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁Tre aty ▁Organisation ▁( SE AT O ) ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁K MT ▁on ▁one ▁hand , ▁and ▁facing