Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party
{{Short description|Taiwanese political party}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party
| native_name = {{nobold|小民參政歐巴桑聯盟}}
| native_name_lang = zh-Hant-TW
| logo =
| colorcode = #F4E6D3
| leader =
| leader1_title = Convenor
| leader1_name = 林詩涵
| secretary = 何語蓉
| foundation = 18 December 2017
| headquarters = Taipei City, Taiwan
| ideology = {{nowrap|Progressivism (Taiwanese)
Feminism (Taiwanese)
Environmentalism
Taiwan independence}}
| position = {{nowrap|Centre-left to left-wing}}
| colours = {{Color box|#F4E6D3|border=apricot}} {{Color box|#231717|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#025f33|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#91561e|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#b08f26|border=darkgray}} Apricot, black, green, brown, yellow
| domestic =
| international =
| seats1_title = Legislative Yuan
| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|113|hex=#F4E6D3}}
| seats2_title = Municipal mayors
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|6|hex=#F4E6D3}}
| seats3_title = Magistrates/mayors
| seats3 = {{composition bar|0|16|hex=#F4E6D3}}
| seats4_title = Councilors
| seats4 = {{composition bar|6|910|hex=#F4E6D3}}
| website = {{url|https://obs.ppedu.org/}}
| country = Taiwan
}}
Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party ({{Lang|zh-tw|小民參政歐巴桑聯盟}}; {{Abbr.}}{{lang|zh-tw|小歐盟}}) is a political party in Taiwan. It was founded in 2017. 90 percent of its members are women.{{cite web |title=歐巴桑英文版簡介 [O-ba-sang English brief introduction] |url=https://obs.ppedu.org/intro_en/ |access-date=4 February 2024}}
Party policies
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.{{R|englishintro}}{{cite news |title=New small parties seek national reach |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/05/01/2003777522 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=1 May 2022}}
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".{{Cite web|date=2024-01-13|title=2024立委政見-守護家園：累積民防能量，因為台灣是我們的家|url=https://obs.ppedu.org/promises2024/|website=小民參政歐巴桑聯盟}}{{Cite web|date=2024-01-13|title=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」！|url=https://www.facebook.com/share/RevGGg7rVgB43xSe/?mibextid=WC7FNe|website=小民參政歐巴桑聯盟}}
Election results
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.{{R|englishintro}}
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.{{cite news |title=Taiwanese moms' 'Obasang' party achieves successes |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/02/04/2003813066 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=4 February 2024}}{{cite news |title=Taiwan political party led by moms has strong showing in national election |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5078134 |access-date=15 March 2025 |work=Taiwan News |date=14 January 2024}}
References
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External links
- Official website: [https://obs.ppedu.org/ obs.ppedu.org]
Category:2015 establishments in Taiwan
Category:Environmentalism in Taiwan
Category:Feminist parties in Asia
Category:Left-wing parties in Asia
Category:Progressive parties in Taiwan