Democratic Progressive Party
Also known as DPP, Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)
Taiwanese political party
Key facts
- Abbreviation
- DPP
- Chairperson
- Lai Ching-te
- Secretary general
- Hsu Kuo-yung
- Founded
- 28 September 1986 ; 39 years ago ( 1986-09-28 )
- Preceded by
- Tangwai
- Headquarters
- 10F-30, Beiping East Rd. , Zhongzheng District , Taipei , Taiwan, 10049
- Think tank
- New Frontier Foundation [ zh ]
- Membership 2023
- 238,664
- Ideology
- Social liberalism Progressivism ( Taiwanese ) Taiwanese nationalism Anti-communism Anti-imperialism
- Political position
- See below
- National affiliation
- Pan-Green Coalition
- Regional affiliation
- Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
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DPP Traditional Chinese民進黨 Simplified Chinese民进党
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ruling party in Taiwan, leading a minority government that controls the presidency and the central government.
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