Democratic Progressive Party

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The Democratic Progressive Party is a major political party in Taiwan known for its generally pro-independence stance and advocacy of Taiwanese identity and democracy.

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Democratic Progressive Party canonical 34

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Taiwanese political party
political party
advocates Taiwanese identity
democracy
belongsTo Pan-Green Coalition
color green
contestedElectionsIn Legislative Yuan
local elections in Taiwan
controls Executive Yuan (various periods)
linked to: Executive Yuan
country Taiwan
electedPresident Chen Shui-bian
Lai Ching-te
Tsai Ing-wen
firstPresidentialVictoryYear 2000
foundingDate 1986-09-28
foundingLocation Taipei
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan
hasChairperson Lai Ching-te
hasNotableLeader Chen Shui-bian
Frank Hsieh
Hsu Hsin-liang
Shih Ming-teh
Su Tseng-chang
Tsai Ing-wen
Yu Shyi-kun
headquartersLocation Taipei, Taiwan
historicalContext formed during martial law era in Taiwan
ideology Taiwanese nationalism
liberalism
pro-independence
progressivism
legalizedIn 1989
nativeName 民主進步黨
notableMemberBecame President of the Republic of China
opposes One-China principle
linked to: One-China policy

authoritarianism
position centre-left
predecessor Tangwai movement
promotes democratic reforms in Taiwan
returnedToPresidencyYear 2016
rival Kuomintang
Pan-Blue Coalition
shortName DPP
supports de facto independence of Taiwan
human rights
multilingualism in Taiwan
same-sex marriage
transitional justice
use of Taiwanese Hokkien and other local languages
website https://www.dpp.org.tw

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Tsai Ing-wen politicalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Republic of China (Taiwan) majorPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
subject linked to: ROC (Taiwan)
Government of Taiwan hasMajorPoliticalParties Democratic Progressive Party
cross-Strait relations keyActor Democratic Progressive Party
Lai Ching-te memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Peng Ming-min memberOf Democratic Progressive Party
Taiwanese democracy movement associatedOrganization Democratic Progressive Party
dangwai movement relatedTo Democratic Progressive Party
pan-Blue Coalition competesWith Democratic Progressive Party
Pan-Blue Coalition opposedBy Democratic Progressive Party
Chen Shui-bian memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Chen Chien-jen politicalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Su Tseng-chang memberOf Democratic Progressive Party
Su Tseng-chang politicalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Su Tseng-chang chairpersonOf Democratic Progressive Party
Frank Hsieh memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Frank Hsieh cofounderOf Democratic Progressive Party
Chang Chun-hsiung memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Chang Chun-hsiung politicalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Chang Chun-hsiung wasProminentMemberOf Democratic Progressive Party
1996 Taiwanese presidential election oppositionParty Democratic Progressive Party
Taiwanese nationalism hasPoliticalExpressionIn Democratic Progressive Party
Taiwan independence movement hasSupportBase Democratic Progressive Party
Wu Shu-chen associatedWith Democratic Progressive Party
2000 Taiwanese presidential election winningParty Democratic Progressive Party
2000 Taiwanese presidential election ChenShuiBianParty Democratic Progressive Party
2004 Taiwanese presidential election candidateParty Democratic Progressive Party
Republic of China politics hasMajorPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Lin Chuan politicalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Huang Wei-che politicalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Huang Wei-che memberOf Democratic Progressive Party
Hsiao Bi-khim memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party
Hsiao Bi-khim affiliatedWith Democratic Progressive Party