Short for
民主进步党, founded in 1986, while martial law was still in force and new parties were banned. In 2000 its candidate
陈水扁 won the election for Taiwan's leader, the first time the
国民党 lost power in Taiwan. Its colour is green, so its side of politics is the pan-green camp,
泛绿, against the KMT's pan-blue,
泛蓝.
