The Research On The Faction Of Local Elections In Taiwan

Based on the "Taiwan democracy", Taiwan local elections and democracy have a significant impact to Taiwan social politics, receiving widespread attention both inside and outside the island. Due to the particular form of democracy which survives and grows in specific social and economic environment and conditions, the Taiwan local election success and limitations can be explained from its special local faction politics culture. Taiwan and the mainland belong to the Chinese cultural circle, sharing same cultural tradition and similar social background. Both sides are in the process of social transition and democracy construction. Democracy at the grassroots level is constantly advancing. The interests of the masses and the factional issue is becoming increasingly apparent. Study on Taiwan local election faction has important reference value for the mainland's primary elections and democracy construction. Therefore, based on the factional issue in Taiwan local election, seeking faction factor which can restrict and influence the local election, study on the role and effects of local factions in the local elections, observing new evolution situation and development trend, discussing Taiwan local elections and democratic development, drawing lessons and summarizing the Taiwan local election faction factor, this essay is supposed to provide reference for promotion of harmonious development of China's grass level democratic politics construction.Based on the above background and reason, using the quantitative research and qualitative research methods, this paper investigates and analyzes the Taiwan local election factions issue. It is concluded that the:Taiwan's local factions and local elections are inseparable, The election is not only process of faction competition, also affecting recombination, integration and alliance between factions. Local factions can determine the outcome of the election, and conversely, the outcome of the election can also affect the local factions and the rise and fall of its strength. Local factions have positive effect on the development of democratic politics in Taiwan, also produce certain negative impact. With the development of democracy in Taiwan, local faction forces irreversibly will gradually shrink, Its influence and role in the future local elections may decline, but won't fade away. The main reason is that local faction mainly based on interest and network relation, and the traditional culture and the social structure is filled with all kinds of interpersonal relation orientation. Unless society and culture feature of this relationship orientation totally change, the background and environment of local factions still continue to exist. Drawing lessons and summarizing from the faction factor in Taiwan local election, for the analysis and prevention factional problems in the basic level elections, Actively seeking countermeasures in advance and make corresponding system arrangement, this paper has great significance especially for the orderly development of the primary election in mainland China and promotion of development of democracy at the grassroots level.This paper is divided into three parts:introduction, text and conclusion with prospect. Therein, the text consists of five chapters, i.e. five aspects to carry on the discussion, respectively from the formation and evolution of local factions, type and system structure, local factions and election nomination, local factions andelectoral mobilization, to relationship between factions, political party and election results.The introduction mainly introduces the research reason, value, research status, research methods, discourse structure and main content of the research.The first chapter from the historical approach explains the formation and evolution of Taiwan local factions, analyze on political, economic, social, and cultural conditions and cause for local factions formation, and seek the main factors which influence local factions in different historical periods, discuss the resulting changes between and within local faction and new interactions when facing the impact of party politics.The second chapter analyzes the types of Taiwan local factions and architecture, summarizes the current Taiwan area local factions abundance and species, local faction distribution structure, local factions, the relationship between structure of local factions within the organizational structure and the power system, as well as local factions of the forms and operation characteristics, summarized faction on local Politics in Taiwan development influence.The third chapter introduces the Taiwan local factions and the nomination of the relationship. Primary election candidate is a critical factor. The main political parties in the Taiwan area while only the KMT and DPP established party organization at the basic level, but of different political parties, factions of the candidate access is different, and the same political party, the same faction in different periods in the election nomination system also has the change. Therefore, this article from the political parties and factions of relation between respectively in Taiwan, township-level factions, municipal and county local factions in the election nomination system, which can reflect the degree of the democracy.The fourth chapter analyzes the local factions and electoral mobilization. Local factions exist to compete for the grass-roots political economy of resources and the distribution of its benefits, in order to factions of the continuation and long-term interests, local factions must continue to participate in all levels of election and get victory. The faction of winning selected key lies in normal operation and the system of election can accurately master pipeline and mobilization. This paper from the local factions and Electoral Mobilization of relation, analysis of the Taiwan local factions at the election of the mobilization and mobilization pathways.The fifth chapter analyze relationship between faction, political parties and elections result through years'election data. The most common point between political parties and factions is using election as media, through election victory get power, and therefore expanse forces. According to election statistics published by"the Central Election Commission"(Taiwan) in county (city) mayor, county (city) representative township (city) representative election. In accordance with this study related indicators such as percentage of the vote, turnout, Party faction nominated, elected rate, rate of local factions and political party in the previous election seats rates and other aspects of analysis, this paper summarizes the relationship among factions, parties and election.