Democratic Progressive Party

Democratic Progressive Party
民主進步黨
AbbreviationDPP
ChairpersonLai Ching-te
Secretary-GeneralLin Yu-chang
Founded28 September 1986 (1986-09-28)
Preceded byTangwai
Headquarters10F-30, Beiping East Rd.
Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan
10049[1]
Think tankNew Frontier Foundation
Membership (2023)Decrease 238,664[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left[B]
National affiliationPan-Green Coalition
Regional affiliationCouncil of Asian Liberals and Democrats[3]
International affiliationLiberal International
Colors  Green
Legislative Yuan
51 / 113
Municipal mayors
2 / 6
Magistrates/mayors
3 / 16
Councilors
277 / 910
Township/city mayors
40 / 204
Party flag
Website
www.dpp.org.tw Edit this at Wikidata

^ A: Taiwan independence is written in the DPP platform, but main DPP politicians support Huadu (ROC independence) position.
^ B: The DPP has been characterized as centrist[4] because it was historically the major big tent opposition party supporting democracy. It is also sometimes described as right-wing by pro-China media outlets owing to its anti-CCP stance.[5]
Democratic Progressive Party
Traditional Chinese民主進步黨
Simplified Chinese民主进步党
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˇ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhMinjuu Jinnbuh Daang
Wade–GilesMin2-chu3 Chin4-pu4 Tang3
Tongyong PinyinMín-jhǔ Jìn-bù Dǎng
MPS2Mínjǔ Jìnbù Dǎng
IPA[mǐn.ʈʂù tɕîn.pû tàŋ]
Hakka
RomanizationMìn-chú Chin-phu Tóng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBîn-chú Chìn-pō͘ Tóng
Tâi-lôBîn-tsú Tsìn-pōo Tóng
DPP
Traditional Chinese民進黨
Simplified Chinese民进党
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMínjìn Dǎng
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄤˇ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhMinjinn Daang
Wade–GilesMin2-chin4 Tang3
Tongyong PinyinMín-jìn Dǎng
MPS2Mínjìn Dǎng
IPA[mǐn.tɕîn tàŋ]
Hakka
RomanizationMìn-chin Tóng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBîn-chìn Tóng
Tâi-lôBîn-tsìn Tóng

The Democratic Progressive Party[I] (DPP)[II] is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC).[6][7][8] It is currently the major ruling party in Taiwan, controlling both the presidency and the central government, while also being the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political groups in Taiwan.

Founded in 1986 by Hsu Hsin-liang, Hsieh Tsung-min and Lin Shui-chuan,[9][10] a year prior to the end of martial law, the DPP is one of two major parties in Taiwan, the other being the Kuomintang (KMT), a Chinese nationalist party previously ruling the country as a one-party state, and its smaller allies in the Pan-Blue Coalition. It has traditionally been associated with a strong advocacy of human rights, emerging against the authoritarian White Terror that was initiated by the KMT, as well as the promotion of Taiwanese nationalism and identity. Lai Ching-te is the current chairperson of the DPP from 2023, who also serves as the incumbent President and is the third member of the DPP to hold the presidency; he succeeded fellow DPP member Tsai Ing-wen in May 2024.

The DPP is a longtime member of Liberal International and a founding member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. It represented Taiwan in the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). The DPP is widely 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 is never subordinate to the PRC.[11] 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"[12] due to the party's outspoken advocacy of the Taiwanese nationalism, its supportive attitude to Taiwanese enjoying the right to decide their own future,[13][14] and its firm opposition to the notion of "One China", including the alleged "1992 Consensus" narratives by both the PRC and the KMT.

  1. ^ "DPP governance, committed to excellence". www.dpp.org.tw. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "民主進步黨第十七屆黨主席補選結果新聞稿". Democratic Progressive Party. 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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  6. ^ "Hurry up: Taiwan's president has upset both business and workers". The Economist. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. ^ "解嚴後臺灣政黨的競爭策略:Downs 理論的再檢視" (PDF). Soochow University. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. ^ "藍與綠 台灣選民的意識型態初探" (PDF). Election Study Center National Chengchi University. May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. ^ "EXILES FROM TAIWAN OPPOSITION". The New York Times. 25 September 1986. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Three prominent Taiwan dissident politicians arrived in Tokyo today..." UPI. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ^ ""ROC and PRC not Subordinate to each other" is a Fact and Cross-strait status quo". Mainland Affairs Council. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Full Text: The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era". ae.china-embassy.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Resolution on Taiwan's Future" (PDF). www.dpp.org.tw/en/. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ "MOFA rebuts China's false claims concerning Taiwan's sovereignty". en.mofa.gov.tw. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.


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