Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party

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Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party
小民參政歐巴桑聯盟
Secretary何語蓉
Convenor林詩涵
Founded18 December 2017
HeadquartersTaipei City, Taiwan
IdeologyProgressivism (Taiwanese)
Feminism (Taiwanese)
Environmentalism
Taiwan independence
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Colours          Apricot, black, green, brown, yellow
Legislative Yuan
0 / 113
Municipal mayors
0 / 6
Magistrates/mayors
0 / 16
Councilors
6 / 910
Website
obs.ppedu.org

Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party (小民參政歐巴桑聯盟; abbr. 小歐盟) is a political party in Taiwan.

History

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The Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party can trace its history to parent-child co-learning groups originally established by the Association of Participatory Parental Education in 2012.[1] As a political party, TOPEP was founded in 2017. 90 percent of its members are women.[2]

Party policies

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The party's core values are political equality, children's rights, a parent-child friendly society, environmental justice, gender equality, animal protection, defending Taiwan's sovereignty and labor rights.[2][3]

In terms of cross-strait relations and foreign affairs and national defense, the party believes that Taiwan has become a sovereign and independent country, and that it is necessary to strengthen national identity, promote Taiwan's local culture, and transmit Taiwan's values to the international community. In addition, it should establish a civil defense mechanism and implement national defense reform, national defense autonomy, strengthen Taiwan's self-defense force, prepare for war rather than avoiding it, prevent China's attempts to change the status quo, oppose China's threat of force, and enhance Taiwan-U.S. relations. In addition, in 2022, the entire party will sign a "pledge to defend Taiwan without surrender".[4][5]

In September 2025, the party announced an alliance with the New Power Party, Statebuilding Party and Green Party Taiwan for the 2026 local elections. The parties agreed to coordinate the nominations for local council seats. They also agreed on shared principles including defending Taiwan from Chinese aggression, narrowing the wealth gap, and protecting the environment.[6]

Election results

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The party first contested elections in the 2018 local elections with 21 candidates. They received over 80,000 votes and 70 percent of candidates had their deposits returned.[2] None of the fifteen Obasang candidates who ran in the 2022 local elections won office.[7][8]

In the 2024 legislative election, the party received 128,613 votes for the party list, equal to 0.93 percent, making it the fifth most popular party.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Huang, Edric (22 February 2024). "Taiwan's LGBTQ+ politicians blaze trails despite election losses". Institute of Current World Affairs. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "歐巴桑英文版簡介 [O-ba-sang English brief introduction]". Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ "New small parties seek national reach". Taipei Times. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "2024立委政見-守護家園：累積民防能量，因為台灣是我們的家". 小民參政歐巴桑聯盟. 2024-01-13.
  5. ^ "臺灣的民主自由，正是我們最珍貴的資產。小民參政歐巴桑聯盟15位縣市議員候選人均簽下「捍衛台灣絕不投降承諾書」！". 小民參政歐巴桑聯盟. 2024-01-13.
  6. ^ Wang, Yang-yu; Wu, Kuan-hsien (9 September 2025). "Taiwan's smaller parties form alliance for 2026 local elections". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 September 2025. Republished as: "Independence-leaning parties form an alliance". Taipei Times. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ Pan, Jason (1 May 2022). "New small parties seek national reach". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Political party embraces 'obasang' spirit to shake up Taiwan politics ?". 19 May 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025. Video
  9. ^ "Taiwanese moms' 'Obasang' party achieves successes". Taipei Times. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Taiwan political party led by moms has strong showing in national election". Taiwan News. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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