Editing Democratic Progressive Party (section)

=== Support ===

Since the democratization of Taiwan in the 1990s, the DPP has had its strongest performance in the [[Taiwanese Hokkien|Hokkien]]-speaking counties and cities of Taiwan, compared with the predominantly [[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]] and [[Taiwanese Mandarin|Mandarin]]-speaking counties, that tend to support the [[Kuomintang]].

The deep-rooted hostility between [[Taiwanese aborigines]] and (Taiwanese) Hoklo, and the effective KMT networks within aboriginal communities contribute to aboriginal skepticism against the DPP and the aboriginals' tendency to vote for the KMT.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Damm|first1=Jens|editor1-last=Damm|editor1-first=Jens|editor2-last=Lim|editor2-first=Paul|title=European perspectives on Taiwan|date=2012|publisher=Springer VS|location=Wiesbaden|isbn=978-3-531-94303-9|page=95|chapter=Multiculturalism in Taiwan and the Influence of Europe}}</ref> Aboriginals have criticized politicians for abusing the "indigenization" movement for political gains, such as aboriginal opposition to the DPP's "rectification" by recognizing the Truku for political reasons, where the Atayal and Seediq slammed the Truku for their name rectification.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0t_CU9gmi8cC&dq=truku&pg=PA220 ed. Vinding 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412115332/https://books.google.com/books?id=0t_CU9gmi8cC&dq=truku&pg=PA220 |date=12 April 2023 }}, p. 220.</ref> In 2008, the majority of mountain townships voted for [[Ma Ying-jeou]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOusAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA28 Simon 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412115102/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOusAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA28 |date=12 April 2023 }}, p. 28.</ref> However, the DPP share of the aboriginal vote has been rising.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/dpp-vote-share-in-aboriginal-townships/|title=DPP vote share in Aboriginal townships|date=30 November 2014|website=Frozen Garlic|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411060055/https://frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/dpp-vote-share-in-aboriginal-townships/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationalia.info/new/10792/taiwan-president-to-apologize-to-aboriginal-people-promises-law-on-autonomy|title=Taiwan president to apologize to Aboriginal people, promises law on autonomy|work=Nationalia|access-date=10 April 2017|language=ca|archive-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055828/http://www.nationalia.info/new/10792/taiwan-president-to-apologize-to-aboriginal-people-promises-law-on-autonomy|url-status=live}}</ref>