New Hope (Macau)

New Hope (NE, Portuguese: Nova Esperança, Chinese: 新希望; Jyutping: san1 hei1mong6) is a political party in Macau. Its leader, José Pereira Coutinho, has served in the Legislative Assembly since 2005.^[1] In the most recent election on 14 September 2025, the party won 26.73% of the popular vote and 3 out of 14 directly elected seats.^[2] The party is the sole representative of the pro-democracy camp in the Macau Assembly.

New Hope
Chinese name	新希望
Portuguese name	Nova Esperança
Founded	2005
Ideology	Social liberalism
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National affiliation	Pro-democracy camp
Colours	Lime
Legislative Assembly	3 / 33
Website
www.atfpm.org.mo
Politics of Macau Political parties Elections

Elected AL members

• José Pereira Coutinho, 2005–present
• Leong Veng Chai, 2013–2017
• Che Sai Wang, 2021–present

Legislative Assembly elections

Election	Number of popular votes	% of popular votes	Direct seats	FC seats	Appointed seats	Total seats	+/−	Position
2005	9,973	7.99	1	0	0	1 / 29	1	6th
2009	12,908	9.10	1	0	0	1 / 29	0	6th
2013	13,118	8.96	2	0	0	2 / 33	1	5th
2017	14,386	8.33	1	0	0	1 / 33	1	4th
2021	18,232	13.81	2	0	0	2 / 33	1	3rd
2025	43,361	26.73	3	0	0	3 / 33	1	1st