Progressivism is a major political movement in Taiwanese politics. There are several progressive political parties in Taiwan, but most are associated with the Pan-Green Coalition led by the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

(DPP).

Progressive parties in Taiwan

The

(DPP) is a centre-left social liberal and

progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...

party in Taiwan. It grew out of the Tangwai movement formed in the 1970s to oppose the ruling Kuomintang. while there are more social liberal wings from the

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s. As of the 2020 legislative elections, the DPP holds a majority of 61 legislative seats. The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a left-wing progressive party characterised primarily by its Taiwanese nationalism and derives its membership from both the Kuomintang's former moderate and Taiwan-oriented fringe and DPP supporters disgruntled by the party's moderation on the question of Taiwanese sovereignty. Its progressive character is questionable, although it is part of the DPP's pro-

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Pan-Green alliance. The TSU lost all of its seats in the 2016 elections. The New Power Party (NPP) is a progressive party which aims to rewrite the Constitution of Republic of China and to carry out Taiwanization.New Power Party's proposals
/ref> The NPP won three seats in the 2020 legislative election. The modern liberal parties in Taiwan are mostly associated with Taiwanese nationalism, as well as liberal positions on social issues, such as support for LGBT rights and abolishing the

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. However, progressivism and social liberalism in Taiwan have not easily extended to extensive labor rights, or more liberal support for immigrant rights.

List of progressive parties

Represented in the Legislative Yuan

(founded in 1986) * New Power Party (founded in 2015) * Taiwan Statebuilding Party (founded in 2016)

Not represented in the Legislative Yuan

* Peasant Party (founded in 1989) * Green Party Taiwan (founded in 1996) * Taiwan Solidarity Union (founded in 2001) *

People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to: * People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan *People's Democratic Party (Belize) *People's Democratic Party (Bhutan) *People's Democratic Party (Chile) * People's Democratic Party (Dom ...

(founded in 2011) * Trees Party (founded in 2014) * Social Democratic Party (founded in 2015) *

Free Taiwan Party The Free Taiwan Party ( zh, t=自由台灣黨) is a pro-independence political party in Taiwan. It was founded by Pan-Green engineer and activist Tsay Ting-kuei on 17 April 2015 and registered as a political party on 1 May 2015. The party's ...

(founded in 2015)

Formerly represented in the Legislative Yuan

* Taiwan Independence Party (1996–2020)

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