Social Democratic Party (Taiwan)

Social Democratic Party

社會民主黨
Social Democratic Party 社會民主黨
Abbreviation	SDP
Leader	Louis Lu
Founded	29 March 2015
Headquarters	2nd Floor, No. 70, Yanping South Road, Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Ideology	Social democracy; Progressivism; Anti-imperialism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
National affiliation	Pan-Green Coalition
Legislative Yuan	0 / 113
Local councillors	1 / 912
Website
	sdparty.tw
	Politics of Taiwan; Political parties; Elections;

The Social Democratic Party (SDP)^[I] is a centre-left political party in Taiwan founded in 2015.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2015, the SDP formed a coalition with the Green Party Taiwan to contest the 2016 legislative election.

Historically, 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.^[5]^[6] Currently, the SDP has become part of Pan-Green, with more Taiwanese nationalist positions accepted and working with the Democratic Progressive Party.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "「民主大聯盟」第三波提名賴清德：循跨黨派、跨世代、跨領域原則與社會連結". 民主進步黨 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2023-06-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^ Joseph Wong (8 January 2016). "Taiwan Elections 2016: Certain Outcome, Uncertain Implications". asiapacific.ca. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
^ "Taiwan's new political voices want more openness on China ties". reuters.com. Reuters.
^ "Activists set to launch Social Democratic Party - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
^ "Civic groups voice support for 'third force' - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
^ van der Horst, Linda. "The Rise of Taiwan's 'Third Force'". The Diplomat.

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[民主大聯盟-1] "「民主大聯盟」第三波提名賴清德：循跨黨派、跨世代、跨領域原則與社會連結". 民主進步黨 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2023-06-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2023-12-19.

[3] Joseph Wong (8 January 2016). "Taiwan Elections 2016: Certain Outcome, Uncertain Implications". asiapacific.ca. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

[4] "Taiwan's new political voices want more openness on China ties". reuters.com. Reuters.

[5] "Activists set to launch Social Democratic Party - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.

[6] "Civic groups voice support for 'third force' - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.

[7] van der Horst, Linda. "The Rise of Taiwan's 'Third Force'". The Diplomat.

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