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Development of Democratic Politics after 2008 1<br />

Development of Democratic Politics after 2008<br />

CHAO, Yung-mau<br />

Abstract<br />

Democratization started in Taiwan in 1988. Martial law was lifted. So was the press<br />

ban. New political parties were allowed to be formed. Parliamentarians for life were retired.<br />

A peaceful transfer of power took place. Then, the Kuomintang was voted out of power in<br />

2000 after half a century of a one-party rule of Taiwan. The party made a comeback in 2008.<br />

It won a virtual three-fourths majority in the Legislative Yuan and its standard bearer Ma<br />

Ying-jeou was elected president. Its victory started another stage of Taiwan’s democratic<br />

politics.

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