In the December 2005 3-in-1 local elections, the KMT made large gains and held 14 seats, the DPP suffered defeat and held only six, the PFP retained only one, and the TSU was completely shut out.

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.

The test is based on " persons "; DPP v Whyte AC 849 established that it was not sufficient for an individual to be depraved or corrupted, it must be that a significant number of people likely to read it would become corrupt.

The DPP won the presidency with the election of Chen Shui-bian in March 2000, ending more than half a century of KMT rule in Taiwan.

The DPP became the largest party having reached a plurality in the Legislative Yuan for the first time in 2002 following the 2001 legislative election.

Su Tseng-chang resigned as DPP chairman soon after election results were announced.

Premier Frank Hsieh, DPP election organizer and former mayor of Kaohsiung twice tendered a verbal resignation immediately following the election, but his resignation was not accepted by President Chen until January 17, 2006 after the DPP chairmanship election had concluded.

Lee ran as the incumbent in Taiwan's first direct presidential election in 1996 against DPP candidate and former dissident, Peng Min-ming.

In the presidential election in May 2008, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou ran on a platform supporting friendlier relations with mainland China and economic reforms, and defeated DPP candidate Frank Hsieh with 58. 48 % of the vote.

Nonetheless, shortly after the legislative election, the PFP legislative caucus agreed to cooperate with the DPP over the investigation into the KMT's finances.

While analysts feared that a PFP run will split the Pan-Blue Coalition vote and hand a winnable election to the DPP ( as was the case in the 2000 Presidential election ), Soong has insisted that his campaign is a serious one and that he will complete his run .< ref > http :// www. atimes. com / atimes / China / MJ04Ad01. html </ reF > On election day, however, the Soong-Lin ticket underperformed and garnered a mere 2. 77 % of votes.

In both the 2005 and the 2007 election the DPP kept its position as third largest in the Folketing and was thus able to maintain its substantial role in policy-setting through both the remainder of Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Liberal-Conservative government and through that of successor Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

Lee ran as the incumbent in the ROC's first direct presidential election against DPP candidate and former dissident, Peng Ming-min, which prompted the People's Republic of China to conduct a series of missile tests in the Taiwan Strait to intimidate the ROC electorate.

In the 2008 presidential election, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou defeated DPP candidate Frank Hsieh with 58. 48 % of the vote.

Having run for the 1996 election on a radical independence platform and lost by a landslide, the DPP in May 1999 moderated its stance by issuing the " Resolution on the Future of Taiwan.

Lu was a contender for the 2008 presidential election ; she announced her candidacy on March 6 and faced Yu Shyi-Kun ( former DPP chairman and executive premier ), Frank Hsieh ( former DPP chairman, former premier, former Kaohsiung mayor ), and Su Tseng-Chang ( former DPP chair, former premier ) for the nomination.

Su was a contender for the DPP nomination in the 2008 presidential election.

He was the chief spokesman for the DPP campaign in the 2000 presidential election.

Some Pan-Blue officials believe this early accusation was a factor Lien-Soong's defeat as it alienated swing voters who switched over to the DPP in Chen's sympathy.

The then-opposition Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) agreed to retain the province with an elected governor in the hopes of creating a " Yeltsin effect " in which a popular local leader could overwhelm the national government.

Each CCP is supported by an Area Business Manager ( ABM ), and their respective roles mirror, at a local level, the responsibilities of the DPP and Chief Executive.

In the national elections held in early months of 2008 the DPP won less than 25 % of the seats ( 38. 2 % vote share ) in the new Legislative Yuan while its presidential candidate, former Kaohsiung mayor Frank Hsieh, lost to KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou by a wide margin ( 41. 55 % vs. 58. 45 %).

During the legislative elections held on 8 December 2004, the Kuomintang-PFP dominated Pan-Blue alliance gained a slim majority in the elections which resulted into President Chen resigning as DPP chairman.

( For the 2012 elections, only the KMT and DPP are eligible to nominate candidates under this method.

Though losses in the 2001 legislative elections made the DPP the largest single party in the Legislative Yuan, the pan-blue coalition retained a narrow majority over the pan-green coalition.

The DPP achieved considerable success in the 2001 elections, becoming the third largest party in the Folketing.

This had the effect of turning the May 14 elections into an opinion poll on relations with mainland China which was undesired by the Democratic Progressive Party, though the DPP subsequently gained a plurality in the elections.

" This, and other critical statements of the President, led to speculation that he would not back Chen again in the 2004 elections until he issued a statement of support for the DPP on March 17, 3 days before polls opened.

During the 2012 Republic of China Presidential elections, Lee expressed his support for DPP candidate Tsai Ing-Wen.

During the legislative elections held on 8 December 2004, the Kuomintang-PFP dominated Pan-Blue alliance gained a slim majority in the elections which resulted into President Chen resigning as DPP chairman.

After President Chen resigned as DPP Chairman following the 2004 legislative elections, he was elected the 10th-term DPP Chairman.

Following DPP losses in the 2005 municipal elections on December 3, Su announced that he would, pursuant to a pre-election promise, resign from the chairmanship.

In December 2004 the ROC Legislative elections, although the then ruling DPP party actually increased its share of votes in the legislature and remained the largest single party there, the pan-blue coalition maintained a razor-thin majority, which surprised many.

However, the PFP performed poorly in the December elections, and after the elections Soong ended any talk of a merger and began an effort to improve relations with the DPP.

Though defended by some other DPP members, Hsiao was not nominated to stand for reelection by the DPP in the January 2008 legislative elections, a move some attributed to be the result of that controversy.

On December 11, 2008, Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) legislator Chai Trong-rong called a press conference and produced a document that alleges Ma's birthplace to be contrary to what is officially reported.

Ma was able to repair the political damage and, in December 2002, became the leading figure in the KMT by easily winning reelection as mayor of Taipei with the support of 64 % of Taipei voters while DPP challenger Lee Ying-yuan received 36 %.

After several weeks of very public infighting between various factions of the DPP, Chen formally nominated Lu as his running mate on December 11.

She stood as the DPP candidate in the Glostrup nomination district in 1997, followed by the Hellerup and Gentofte nomination district ( 1997 – 2005 ).

It was lastly amended in 2005, with the consent of both the KMT and the DPP.

He remains the Chairman of the UDF, and after a dispute with his successor as President, Mutharika, the latter left the UDF and formed his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ), in February 2005.

After Mutharika formed the DPP in 2005, over 70 Members of Parliament joined the DPP ; the opposition, including the UDF, has sought to have these MPs expelled from their seats for switching parties.

After succeeding Muluzi, Mutharika came into conflict with much of the party, including Muluzi, and he left the party in February 2005 to form the Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ).

After a series of high-profile corruption scandals, public support for DPP diminished in the 2005 " Three-in-One " election.

In May 2005, Hsiao represented the DPP at the annual congress of Liberal International in Sofia, Bulgaria, during which she was elected as a vice-president of the organization.