The KMT and PFP compete for votes from the latter group. Yet, those two parties hold more than two-third of the seats. The discrepancy creates internal pressure for reorganization and reshuffles within parties. But this is something entirely different from the new parties now being organized and their political interests. If Taiwan wants political stability, the division and merger of parties must reflect demographic factors such as ethnic distribution, ideological differences and socio-economic classes.
Parties based on political interests simply twist party politics and lead to more divisiveness.
Mountain and Justice Alliances are no more than marriages of convenience, and are likely to cause only short-term turbulence. Now that would be something to see. This story has been viewed 483 times. The Taipei Times. All rights reserved.