The past year has been an unusual one for the“Third Force” parties which emerged after the Sunflower Movement. Third Force parties can be thought of as part of the pan-Green camp due to the fact that they generally support Taiwanese independence, but Third Force parties sought to establish third parties that were not KMT or DPP...
The KMT appeared to have experienced a reversal of political fortunes in 2018 elections, in which against expectations, the KMT proved resurgent. Some half a year later, the KMT’s fortunes seem to have reversed. Backlash against the KMT ensued after it released its party list, which was stacked with pro-China candidates. Han is increasingly unpopularity as candidate, having incensed the public with numerous gaffes and having gained a reputation for mismanagement as mayor of Kaohsiung...
New Bloom interviewed Chen Bo-wei, legislative candidate for the Taiwan Statebuilding Party in Taichung City District 2, on December 11th. Chen was originally a film worker, before becoming well-known for a series of videos criticizing Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu, with his catchphrase being "3Q"...
New Bloom interviewed Yan Ming-wei, legislative candidate for the Taiwan Statebuilding Party in Taipei City District 8, on December 30th. Yan first became well-known for throwing a copy of Formosa Betrayed at then-president Ma Ying-jeou in 2014, then as a spokesperson for the TSP...
New Bloom interviewed Puma Shen, assistant professor at the National Taipei University’s Graduate School of Criminology and the director of the DoubleThink Labs, on issues regarding fake news and disinformation in Taiwan before the election and efforts to combat this...
New Bloom interviewed Chiu Wei-jie, popularly known as Froggy Chiu, city councilor for Taipei District 3, on December 6th. Chiu is a YouTuber that was elected into office last year, running an unorthodox campaign dependent entirely on online advertising, and with no traditional means of advertising. New Bloom spoke to him about his recently formed political party of YouTubers, the Unstoppable Joy Party...
As the elections loom closer, on any early morning or evening, young activists in light green jackets with the words “Democratic Progressive Youth” can be seen canvassing on the sidewalks and intersections across Taiwan...
The party policy presentations which took place on December 6th, as organized by the Citizens’ Congress Watch, largely proved a non-starter in terms of genuine debate between the parties. Instead, debate largely took place between the pan-Green and pan-Blue alliances...
