Taiwan Statebuilding Party 台灣基進 | |
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Chairperson | Chen Yi-chi |
Secretary | Wang Hsing-huan |
Founded | 15 May 2016 |
Headquarters | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Ideology | |
National affiliation | Pan-Green Coalition[7] |
Colours | Fire Brick |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
Municipal mayors | 0 / 6 |
Magistrates/mayors | 0 / 16 |
Councilors | 2 / 912 |
Township/city mayors | 0 / 204 |
Website | |
https://statebuilding.tw/ | |
The Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP; Chinese: 台灣基進; pinyin: Táiwān Jījìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Ki-chìn) is a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The party was established in 2016 as Taiwan Radical Wings.[4] The party is considered a rather close ally of the DPP,[8] while fighting to replace opposition parties whom TSP unilaterally claims as “not loyal to Taiwan”,[9] such as Kuomintang and TPP. In Taiwan’s 2024 Legislative Election, TSP failed to gain any seat in the Legislative Yuan and lost its status as a national political party.
As of 2018, the chairperson was Chen Yi-chi.[10]
In the 2020 legislative elections in Taiwan, the party won one seat, with Chen Po-wei becoming its first member of the Legislative Yuan.[11]
In October 2021, Chen became the first member of the Legislative Yuan to be successfully recalled, ending his term less than two years into office.[12] Votes for Chen's recall numbered 77,899, against 73,433 opposing his recall. Votes supporting the recall topped 25% of the eligible electorate (73,744), with 51.72 percent voter turnout.[13] Per Article 92 of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act , Chen will be ineligible to run for the Legislative Yuan in Taichung's second district for the next four years.[14] On 28 October 2021, he was officially dismissed from the Legislative Yuan.[15]
TSP was once described as a left-wing,[16] progressive[2] and pro-independence party.[1] The TSP advocates the Taiwan independence left-wing[17][18] and has a strong anti-Chinese sentiment;[19] it has been described as "far-right" by some media.[19][20][21]
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Changes | Party leader | Status | President |
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2020 | 1 / 113
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447,286 | 3.16% | 1 seat | Chen Yi-chi | 5th Party | Tsai Ing-wen |
2024 | 0 / 113
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95,078 | 0.69% | 0 seat | Chen Yi-chi | Did not represent | Lai Ching-te |
Election | Magistrates and mayors | Councillors | Township/city mayors | Township/city council representatives | Village chiefs | Party leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 unified |
0 / 22
|
0 / 912
|
0 / 204
|
1 / 2,148
|
0 / 7,744
|
Chen Yi-chi |
2022 unified |
0 / 22
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2 / 910
|
0 / 204
|
0 / 2,139
|
0 / 7,748
|
Chen Yi-chi |