Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)

It presents itself as a third party beside the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party; Wikipedia describes it as centre-left. Huang Kuo-chang has chaired it since 1 January 2025, and it holds 8 Legislative Yuan seats. It is named in the 2026 Taiwanese local elections party contest, held on 28 November 2026.

History

Ko Wen-je, then mayor of Taipei, founded the party in 2019 as an alternative to the two main political camps. In the 2024 presidential election he received 26.46% of the vote, and the party won 8 Legislative Yuan seats, three more than in 2020, which left neither major party with a majority. Ko was detained in September 2024 on corruption allegations and indicted in December 2024; he resigned as chair, and Huang Kuo-chang took over on 1 January 2025. On 27 March 2026 the Taipei District Court convicted Ko of bribery, misusing party donations and breach of trust and sentenced him to 17 years; he called the verdict absurd and his lawyers said they would appeal.

Positions

Wikipedia describes the party as centre-left and as favouring social-democratic policies closer to Northern European models. Its stated values include protecting vulnerable groups, net-zero emissions by 2050, affordable housing and financial discipline. On cross-strait relations it calls itself neutral and advocates 'pragmatism and preparedness' rather than alignment with the pro-unification or pro-independence camps. Its colours, turquoise and white, signal a move beyond the blue-green divide. Taipei Times reported that it has pledged not to field candidates against Kuomintang incumbents in the 2026 mayoral races.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · JURIST · Taipei Times