Social Democratic Party 社會民主黨 | |
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Abbreviation | SDP |
Leader | Louis Lu |
Founded | 29 March 2015 |
Headquarters | 2nd Floor, No. 70, Yanping South Road, Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan |
Ideology |
Social democracy Progressivism |
Political position | Centre-left |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113
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Local councillors | 1 / 912
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) [I] is a centre-left political party in Taiwan founded in 2015. [1] [2] [3] The SDP is one of Taiwan's "Third Force" (第三勢力) parties, a collection of parties that do not self-claim to either the Pan-Green or Pan-Blue Coalitions and tend to be rooted in social movements. [4] [5] In 2015, the SDP formed a coalition with the Green Party Taiwan to contest the 2016 legislative election.
The SDP is a social-democratic and progressive party, calling for a reduction in income inequality, the protection of labour rights, the abolition of the death penalty and the legalisation of same-sex marriage. [6] The party has also called for a reform to Taiwan's electioneering process, criticising the advantage given to parties with big financial backers. [7]
In the 2016 legislative election, the SDP ran in a coalition with the Green Party Taiwan, garnering 2.5% of the vote and winning no seats. [8]
In the 2018 local elections, SDP candidate Miao Po-ya won a seat on the Taipei City Council. She is one of the first openly lesbian members of the municipal council. [9]
Election | Mayors & Magistrates |
Councils | Third-level Municipal heads |
Third-level Municipal councils |
Fourth-level Village heads |
Election Leader |
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2018 unified |
0 / 22
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1 / 912
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0 / 204
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0 / 2,148
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0 / 7,744
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Fan Yun |
2022 unified |
0 / 22
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1 / 912
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0 / 204
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0 / 2,148
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0 / 7,744
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Louis Lu |
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