Editing Democratic Progressive Party (section)

== Corruption ==
The DPP has been plagued by frequent [[Black gold (politics)|corruption scandals]] which has increased feeling amongst voters that fraud is an acceptable practice within the party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Presidential Office |title=2024-05-07 |url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeid=54301&pid=240385 |website=Legislative Yuan, Republic of China |date=23 July 2013 |access-date=24 August 2024 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824173646/https://www.ly.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeid=54301&pid=240385 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="China Times 2023-12-23">{{Cite news |date=2023-12-23 |script-title=zh:民進黨乾淨嗎？ |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%B0%91%E9%80%B2%E9%BB%A8%E4%B9%BE%E6%B7%A8%E5%97%8E-201000138.html |newspaper=China Times |location=Taiwan |via=Yahoo! News |access-date=24 August 2024 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824172146/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%B0%91%E9%80%B2%E9%BB%A8%E4%B9%BE%E6%B7%A8%E5%97%8E-201000138.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bradsher |first1=Keith |title=Protesters Fuel a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Taiwan's Leader |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/28/world/asia/28taiwan.html |access-date=5 May 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=28 September 2006}}</ref> 

Former DPP president of Taiwan [[Chen Shui-bian]] has also been involved in a raft of corruption scandals that continue to affect the party's reputation. Chen was sentenced to life imprisonment on  corruption charges in 2009 that his supporters said were politically motivated. Chen was acquitted of embezzling millions of [[New Taiwan dollar|New Taiwan Dollars]] from a special presidential fund while he was in power, but was found guilty of money laundering and forging documents, and was given an additional two-year sentence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-08-26 |title=Taiwan ex-president Chen Shui-bian gets extra jail term |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-14678192 |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> As Taiwan President [[Tsai Ing-wen]] prepared to leave office in 2024, she declined to comment on whether or not she would pardon Chen of his corruption convictions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=President mum on possible Chen Shui-bian pardon - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/05/08/2003817531 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824172145/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/05/08/2003817531 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, the former DPP [[Premier of the Republic of China]] [[Cheng Wen-tsan]] was detained on corruption charges relating to his time as [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]] mayor,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-12 |title=Taiwan Detains Former Vice Premier Facing Corruption Inquiry |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/taiwan-detains-former-vice-premier-facing-corruption-inquiry |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824172143/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/taiwan-detains-former-vice-premier-facing-corruption-inquiry |url-status=live }}</ref> former DPP Tainan Council speaker Lai Mei-hui received a 2-year suspended sentence for corruption,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=Former Tainan Council speaker gets 2-year suspended sentence for corruption - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202401170009 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News |language=en-US |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310115320/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202401170009 |url-status=live }}</ref> and prosecutors began an investigation into DPP Legislator [[Lin I-chin]] for allegedly fraudulently claiming public funds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=DPP lawmaker, other corruption suspects released - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/23/2003822655 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824172146/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/23/2003822655 |url-status=live }}</ref>