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ely classified as socially liberal having been founded as a party for human rights including factions within the party supporting same sex marriage and other lgbt rights on foreign policy the dpp is more willing to increase military expenditures to prevent military intimidation from the people s republic of china prc owing to the ambiguous political status of taiwan it favors closer ties with democratic nations such as japan and the united states as well as the nations of asean as part of its new southbound policy in its policy on cross strait relations the dpp as a ruling party chooses to keep the status quo of taiwan instead of approaching de jure independence despite being a pro independence group in its party platform the party considers that taiwan is already a sovereign country under the name republic of china and not subordinate to the prc 9 the dpp is frequently accused by the prc government of being a primary force in taiwan to prevent the chinese nation from achieving complete reunification and halt the process of national rejuvenation 10 due to the party s advocacy of taiwanese nationalism taiwanese self determination 11 12 and its firm opposition to one china including the alleged 1992 consensus narratives by both the prc and the kmt history edit the dpp s roots were in the tangwai movement which formed in opposition to the kuomintang s one party authoritarian rule under the party state system during martial law this movement culminated in the formation of the dpp as an alternative but still illegal party on 28 september 1986 by eighteen organizing members at grand hotel taipei with a total of 132 people joining the party in attendance the new party members contested the 1986 election as nonpartisan candidates since competing parties would remain illegal until the following year these early members of the party like the tangwai drew heavily from the ranks of family members and defense lawyers of political prisoners as well as intellectuals and artists who had spent time abroad these individuals were strongly committed to political change toward democracy and freedom of speech press assembly and association 13 14 the tangwai were not a unified political unit and consisted of factions which carried over into the early dpp at its founding the dpp consisted of three factions the kang group a moderate faction led by kang ning hsiang new tide faction consisting of intellectuals and social activists led by wu nai ren and chiou i jen and the progress faction led by lin cheng chieh a waishengren opposed to independence moderates would later coalesce around the formosa faction founded by those arrested during the formosa incident after their release from prison in the early days of the party the formosa faction focused on winning elections by wielding the star power of its leaders while new tide would focus on ideological mobilization and developing grassroots support for social movements as a result the formosa faction would become more moderate often bending to public opinion while new tide would become more ideologically cohesive by 1988 the formosa faction would dominate high level positions within the party 15 the party did not at the outset give explicit support to an independent taiwanese national identity partially because moderates such as hsu hsin liang were concerned that such a move that could have invited a violent crackdown by the kuomintang and alienate voters but also because some members such as lin cheng chieh supported unification partially due to their waning influence within the party and partially due to their ideological commitment between 1988 and 1991 the new tide faction would push the independence issue bolstered by the return of pro independence activists from overseas who were previously barred from taiwan in 1991 in order to head off the new tide party chairman hsu hsin liang of the moderate formosa faction agreed to include language in the party charter which advocated for the drafting of a new constitution as well as declaration of a new republic of taiwan via referendum which resulted in many pro unification members leaving the party 16 17 however the party would quickly begin to walk back on this language and eventually in 1999 the party congress passed a resolution that taiwan was already an independent country under the official name republic of china and that any constitutional changes should be approved by the people via referendum while emphasizing the use of the name taiwan in international settings 18 despite its lack of electoral success the pressure that the dpp created on the ruling kmt via its demands are widely credited in the political reforms of the 1990s most notably the direct popular election of republic of china s president and all representatives in the national assembly and legislative yuan as well as the ability to openly discuss events from the past such as the february 28 incident and its long aftermath of martial law and space for a greater variety of political views and advocacy once the dpp had representation in the legislative yuan the party used the legislature as a forum to challenge the ruling kmt in 1996 dpp chairman shih ming teh united with the new party to run for the president of the legislative yuan but lost by one vote the vote that was missing was legislator chang chin cheng s failure to vote for shih as a result chang was expelled from the dpp post democratization the dpp shifted their focus to anti corruption issues in particular regarding kmt connections to organized crime as well as party assets illegally acquired from the government during martial law 19 meanwhile factions continued to form within the dpp as a mechanism for coalition building within the party notably future president chen shui bian would form the justice alliance faction 2000 2008 in minority government edit former president chen shui bian the first dpp president 2000 2008 the dpp won the presidency with the election of chen shui bian in march 2000 with a plurality due to pan blue voters splitting their vote between the kuomintang and independent candidate james soong ending 91 years of kmt rule in the republic of china chen softened the party s stance on independence to appeal to moderate voters appease the united states and placate china he also promised not to change the roc state symbols or declare formal independence as long as the people s republic of china did not attack taiwan further he advocated for economic exchange with china as well as the establishment of transportation links 19 in 2001 the dpp ran an advertisement promoting the party that featured adolf hitler and others in an attempt to encourage young people to engage with politics 20 the dpp initially responded to criticism from the israeli and german representative offices in taiwan by saying the advertisement was meant to highlight people who dared to express their opinions and claimed some had deliberately misrepresented the content the dpp s then chair frank hsieh later said the advertisement would be retired to avoid causing misunderstanding among victims of nazism in 2002 the dpp became the first party other than the kmt to reach a plurality in the legislative yuan following the 2001 legislative election however a majority coalition between the kmt people first party and new party prevented it from taking control of the chamber this coalition was at odds with the presidency from the beginning and led to president chen s abandonment of the centrist positions that he ran his campaign on 19 in 2003 chen announced a campaign to draft a referendum law as well as a new constitution a move which appealed to the fundamentalist wing of the dpp by now the new tide faction had begun to favor pragmatic approaches to their pro independence goals and dominated decision making positions within the party by contrast grassroots support was divided largely between moderate and fundamentalist wings though chen s plans for a referendum on a new constitution were scuttled by the legislature he did manage to include a largely symbolic referendum on the prc military threat to coincide with the 2004 presidential election 19 president chen shui bian would be narrowly re elected in 2004 after an assassination attempt the day before the election and in the later legislative election the pan blue coalition opposition retained control of the chamber president chen s moves sparked a debate within the party between fundamentalists and moderates who were concerned that voters would abandon their party the fundamentalists won out and as a result the dpp would largely follow chen s lead the dpp suffered a significant election defeat in nationwide local and county elections in december 2005 while the pan blue coalition captured 16 of 23 county and city government offices under the leadership of popular taipei mayor and kmt party chairman ma ying jeou moderates within the party would blame this loss on the party s fundamentalist turn 19 the results led to a shake up of the party leadership su tseng chang resigned as dpp chairman soon after election results were announced su had pledged to step down if the dpp lost either taipei county or failed to win 10 of the 23 mayor magistrate positions vice president annette lu was appointed acting dpp leader presidential office secretary general yu shyi kun was elected in a three way race against legislator chai trong rong and wong chin chu with 54 4 of the vote premier frank hsieh dpp election organizer and former mayor of kaohsiung twice tendered a verbal resignation immediately following the election but his resignation was not accepted by president chen until 17 january 2006 after the dpp chairmanship election had concluded the former dpp chairman su tseng chang was appointed to replace hsieh as premier hsieh and his cabinet resigned en masse on 24 january to make way for su and his new cabinet president chen had offered the position of presidential office secretary general vacated by su to the departing premier but hsieh declined and left office criticizing president chen for his tough line on dealing with china in 2005 following the passage of the anti secession law the chen administration issued a statement asserting the position that taiwan s future should be decided by the people on taiwan only 21 on 30 september 2007 the dpp approved a resolution asserting a separate identity from china and called for the enactment of a new constitution for a normal nation it struck an accommodating tone by advocating general use of taiwan as the country s name without calling for abandonment of the name republic of china 22 tsai ing wen the second dpp president 2016 2024 and the leader of the dpp 2008 2022 tsai is the first female leader of the dpp 2008 2016 return to opposition edit in the national elections held in early months of 2008 the dpp won less than 25 of the seats 38 2 vote share in the new legislative yuan while its presidential candidate former kaohsiung mayor frank hsieh lost to kmt candidate ma ying jeou by a wide margin 41 55 vs 58 45 in may the dpp elected moderate tsai ing wen as their new leader over fundamentalist koo kwang ming 19 tsai became the first female leader of the dpp and the first female leader to lead a major party in taiwan the first months since backed to the opposition were dominated by press coverage of the travails of chen shui bian and his wife wu shu jen on 15 august 2008 chen resigned from the dpp and apologized today i have to say sorry to all of the dpp members and supporters i let everyone down caused you humiliation and failed to meet your expectations my acts have caused irreparable damage to the party i love the dpp deeply and am proud of being a dpp member to express my deepest regrets to all dpp members and supporters i announce my withdrawal from the dpp immediately my wife wu shu jen is also withdrawing from the party dpp chairperson followed with a public statement on behalf of the party in regard to chen and his wife s decision to withdraw from the party and his desire to shoulder responsibility for his actions as well as to undergo an investigation by the party s anti corruption committee we respect his decision and accept it 23 the dpp vowed to reflect on public misgivings towards the party chairperson tsai insisted on the need for the party to remember its history defend the republic of china s sovereignty and national security and maintain its confidence 24 25 the party re emerged as a voice in taiwan s political debate when ma s administration reached the end of its first year in office the dpp marked the anniversary with massive rallies in taipei and kaohsiung tsai s address to the crowd in taipei on 17 may proclaimed a citizens movement to protect republic of china seeking to protect our democracy and protect republic of china 26 2016 2024 in majority government edit on 16 january 2016 taiwan held a general election for its presidency and for the legislative yuan the dpp gained the presidential seat with the election of tsai ing wen who received 56 12 of the votes while her opponent eric chu gained 31 2 27 in addition the dpp gained a majority of the legislative yuan winning 68 seats in the 113 seat legislature up from 40 in 2012 election thus giving them the majority for the first time in its history 28 president tsai won reelection in the 2020 taiwanese presidential election on 11 january 2020 and the democratic progressive party retained its legislative majority winning 61 seats 2024 present return to minority government edit the 13 january 2024 presidential election and legislative elections led to the election of lai ching te who won with 40 1 of the votes while his opponents hou yu ih of the kmt had 33 5 of the votes and ko wen je of the taiwan people s party with 26 5 of the vote in addition this election made the dpp the first party to win three consecutive presidential terms since direct elections were introduced in 1996 the dpp was unable to retain its majority in the legislative yuan losing ten seats 29 30 ideology and policies edit part of a series on taiwan independence movement basis anti imperialism de sinicization self determination democratization formosa people historical point of view of taiwan zh human rights indigenism labor rights progressivism state normalization zh taiwanization taiwan subjectivity zh taiwanese nationalism left wing taiwanese culture branches taiwan independence left republic of china independence independent taiwan zh republic of taiwan independence theory 1996 consensus zh four stage theory four wants and one without one country on each side republic of china is taiwan zh republic of china on taiwan second republic of china special state to state relations taiwan consensus taiwan value theory of the undetermined status of taiwan two chinas two sides two constitutions zh document a declaration of formosan self salvation zh the programme of new generation zh resolution on taiwan s future taiwan in...