Centrists to launch Forward, new third US political party

Dozens of former Democrats and Republicans to form new party in bid to appeal to voters unhappy with America's two-party system

Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials will announce a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as America's dysfunctional two-party system.

The new party, called Forward, will initially be co-chaired by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey.