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Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party is a Taiwanese political party founded on 28 September 1986, while martial law was still in force, by opponents of Kuomintang one-party rule. It campaigned for democracy and a distinct Taiwanese identity. It won the presidency under Chen Shui-bian in 2000 and again under Tsai Ing-wen in 2016 and Lai Ching-te in 2024.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Democratic Progressive Party. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/democratic-progressive-party
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