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Political Parties
As of November 2004, a total of 108 political parties had registered with the Ministry of the Interior (MOI). However, most are insignificant in electoral politics. The six significant parties, all of which have seats in the Fifth Legislative Yuan, are the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 民主進步黨, Kuomintang (KMT) 中國國民黨, People First Party (PFP) 親民黨, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) 台灣團結聯盟, Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU) 無黨團結聯盟, and New Party (NP) 新黨. Local politics is often depicted as a contest between the Pan-Blue (KMT’s color) and Pan-Green (DPP’s color) camps. The former refers to the KMT, the PFP, and the NP, and the latter to the DPP and the TSU. The following chart provides a clear analysis of current legislators by their party affiliation:
Current Distribution of Seats in the Legislative Yuan
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Party Affiliation |
DPP |
KMT |
PFP |
TSU |
NPSU |
NP |
None |
Total |
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Number of Seats |
80 |
66 |
44 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
217 |
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Source: Legislative Yuan, November 2004 |
The Democratic Progressive Party
The Kuomintang
The People First Party
The Taiwan Solidarity Union
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
The New Party
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