Taiwan Solidarity Union
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Taiwan Solidarity Union 台灣團結聯盟 | |
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Domestic affiliation | Pan-Green Coalition |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
Municipal mayors | 0 / 6 |
Magistrates/mayors | 0 / 16 |
Councilors | 3 / 912 |
Township/city mayors | 0 / 204 |
Website | |
www.taiwanlp.org.tw | |
^ a: The TSU had also been less commonly described as centrist.[17] |
Taiwan Solidarity Union | |
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Tâi-lô | Tâi-liân |
The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU)
History
In the summer of 2001, supporters of former
The party name and emblem were announced on 25 July 2001, and was officially founded on 12 August.[19]
The TSU's stated political aim is the advocacy of the creation of a
Lee was, naturally, identified as the "spiritual leader" (though he personally never joined the party); the TSU hoped that Lee's popularity would help the TSU make the 5% support mark. Further, Lee's dominance in the party was revealed when the candidates TSU nominated had all been personally approved by Lee beforehand. Meanwhile, as Lee's actions increasingly departed from the KMT's
After winning nine seats in the 225-member Legislative Yuan in December 2001, the TSU has largely displaced the
, TSU fielded no mayoral candidate, and it suffered a defeat in winning no seats in the Taipei City council and won only two seats in the Kaohsiung City council.Yasukuni Shrine visit
The visit to the Yasukuni Shrine by TSU chairman Shu Chin-chiang in April 2005 generated a controversy across the political spectrum and further made their party goals more ambiguous to the voters. However, the TSU has made it clear that it would achieve its goal of total independence by all means. Chairman Shu denied the visit should be seen as support for militarism, and claimed it was a goodwill gesture to Taiwan's former colonial master Japan to further strengthen the security of the Pacific region. Chairman Su also emphasized that there is a need to remind the Taiwanese public that the People's Republic of China is aiming 700 missiles towards Taiwan and that Japan would be an important ally if China were inclined to invade.[20]
Chairman Shu's visit, however, gave opportunity to aboriginal legislator
Current status
The TSU suffered defeat in the December 2005 local elections, along with its pan-green partner the DPP, and failed to win any municipal mayoral or county magistrate seats. Its representation in the Legislative Yuan was eliminated by the
In the 2012 legislative elections, the TSU won 8.98% of the popular vote and earned three representatives to the Legislative Yuan, renewing its status as a credible third party in Taiwanese government. The 2016 legislative elections saw the TSU win 2.51% of all votes, not enough for representation. The latest loss lead to the resignation of party chairman Huang Kun-huei.[21] Shortly after, all of the party's workforce was laid off.[18]
Election results
Legislative elections
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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2001 | 13 / 225
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801,560 | 8.5% | 13 seats; Minority governing coalition (Pan-Green) | Huang Chu-wen |
2004 | 12 / 225
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756,712 | 8.28% | 1 seats; Minority governing coalition (Pan-Green) | Huang Chu-wen |
2008 | 0 / 113
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344,887 | 3.5% | 12 seats; No seats | Huang Kun-huei |
2012 | 3 / 113
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1,178,896 | 8.96% | 3 seats; Opposition coalition (Pan-Green) | Huang Kun-huei |
2016 | 0 / 113
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305,675 | 2.51% | 3 seats; No seats | Huang Kun-huei |
2020 | 0 / 113
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50,435 | 0.36% | ; No seats | Liu Yi-te |
2024 | 0 / 113
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43,372 | 0.31% | ; No seats | Liu Yi-te |
Local elections
Election | Mayors & Magistrates |
Councils | Third-level Municipal heads |
Third-level Municipal councils |
Fourth-level Village heads |
Election Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-2002
|
0 / 23
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7 / 897
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0 / 319
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— | — | Huang Chu-wen |
2002 municipalities only |
0 / 2
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2 / 96
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— | — | — | Huang Chu-wen |
2005
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0 / 23
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11 / 901
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0 / 319
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— | — | Shu Chin-chiang |
2006 municipalities only |
0 / 2
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3 / 96
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— | — | — | Huang Kun-huei |
2009 | 0 / 17
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3 / 587
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0 / 211
|
— | — | Huang Kun-huei |
2010 municipalities only |
0 / 5
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2 / 314
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— | — | 0 / 3,757
|
Huang Kun-huei |
2014 unified |
0 / 22
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9 / 906
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0 / 204
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0 / 2,137
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1 / 7,836
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Huang Kun-huei |
National Assembly elections
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
|
21 / 300
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273,147 | 7.05% | 21 seats; Opposition (Rejecting amendments) | Shu Chin-chiang |
Chairperson
- Huang Chu-wen (12 August 2001 – 25 December 2004)
- Huang Chung-yuan (25 December 2004 – 10 January 2005) (acting)
- Shu Chin-chiang (10 January 2005 – 25 December 2006)
- Lin Chih-chia (25 December 2006 – 26 January 2007) (acting)
- Huang Kun-huei (26 January 2007 – 18 January 2016)
- Lin Chih-chia (18 January 2016 – 16 April 2016) (acting)
- Liu Yi-te (16 April 2016 – present)
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Tu, Aaron (17 April 2016). "TSU elects new party chairman in landslide win". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "台聯黨賭上政治生涯!刊廣告「輸給新黨 台聯收攤」". Formosa Television. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021.
- ^ "台灣團結聯盟".
- ^ 撕毀踩踏五星旗!台聯撐香港 籲小英射出「三支箭」 - YouTube
- ISBN 9780804789226.
- S2CID 145568847.
- ^ "王浩宇酸台聯:完美示範了如何分化台派" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 新頭殼新聞網. 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
王浩宇批評,台聯黨完美示範如何「分化台派」,幫民進黨貼上「支持廢死」、「資本主義」的標籤,在本勞、外勞權益方面卻走得比民進黨更右派,讓他直呼「這樣能幫台聯黨換到政黨票」?
- ^ "「林義雄之怒」的微言大義與當頭棒喝" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 民報. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
至於台聯與親民黨基本上也是右派的一脈相傳[...]
- ^ "台聯黨賭上政治生涯!刊廣告「輸給新黨 台聯收攤」" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Formosa Television. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
對內:反對左傾害經濟[...]
- ^ "第11屆全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉選舉公報" (PDF). Central Election Commission: 4. 3 January 2024.
16台灣團結聯盟,反左正右派[...]
- ISBN 9780804789226.
- S2CID 145568847.
- ^ "CCTV.com-台聯黨主席稱台聯黨走"中間偏左"路線". news.cctv.com (in Chinese). 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
- ^ "台聯黨轉型中間偏左 今起黨員重登記_島內政經_台灣_新聞中心_台海網". www.taihainet.com (in Chinese). 12 May 2008.
- ISBN 9781317755098.
... even more radical positions at the far left (TSU) or far right (NP) of the spectrum.
- ^ Robert Ash; John W. Garver; Penelope Prime, eds. (2013). Taiwan's Democracy: Economic and Political Challenges. Routledge. p. 91.
- ^ "CCTV.com-"台聯黨"試圖走中間路線?". news.cctv.com (in Chinese). 29 January 2007.
- ^ a b Gerber, Abraham (22 January 2016). "All TSU staff laid off after legislature losses". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu; Hsu, Crystal (25 July 2001). "Party with ties to Lee picks name". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "TSU head visits controversial shrine". Taipei Times. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Chang, Hsiao-ti; Chin, Jonathan (20 January 2016). "TSU considering disbanding after election losses". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)