Pan-Green Coalition

The Pan - Green Coalition (Chinese泛绿 联盟/泛绿 联盟, Pinyin Fànlǜ Lianmeng ) or the Pan - Green camp (Chinese泛绿 阵营/泛绿 阵营, Pinyin Fànlǜ Zhenying ) is an informal coalition of parties in the Republic of China on Taiwan, consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ), the Taiwanese solidarity Union ( TSU) and the minor Taiwan independence Party ( TAIP ). The name of the coalition comes from the green flag designed in the DPP. In contrast to the pan-blue coalition, the pan-green coalition supports Taiwan's formal independence. However, there are right and left wing in two coalitions so that the pan- green coalition, the TSU is referred to as "light brown", which is supposed to be a radicalization of the green. TAIP The stands in the tradition of the TSU, which has been previously established, However, dissolved into the TAIP.

The pan-green coalition was formed as a result of the 2000 presidential election, in which Lee Teng- hui was expelled from the KMT and his own party - the TSU - founded.

In the elections for the Legislative Yuan on January 12, 2008, the Pan -Green coalition suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the opposition Pan - Blue Coalition.

The Green Party Taiwan does not belong to the pan- green coalition.