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This article lists '''political parties in Taiwan.

Taiwan under Japanese rule

 * Taiwanese People's Party
 * Taiwanese Communist Party

Republic of China on Taiwan
The government of the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Martial law was imposed in Taiwan, which bans the formation of new political parties. The only legal parties was the Kuomintang (KMT), the Chinese Youth Party and the China Democratic Socialist Party. I As the martial law ended on 15 July 1987, Taiwan gradually democratized. The number of legally registered political parties in Taiwan had increased exponentially and continued to increase year by year, indicating a liberal democracy and high political freedom in Taiwan. As of July 2014, there are 254 legally registered political parties in Taiwan.

Today, Taiwan has developed into a multi-party system with two ideological blocs, commonly called the Pan-Blue Coalition and the Pan-Green Coalition. The pan-blues, led by the Kuomintang, are in favor of eventual unification with mainland China under the government of the ROC, while the pan-greens led by the Democratic Progressive Party are in favor of eventual formal independence for Taiwan, though the majority in both coalitions state a desire to maintain the status quo for now. Many minor parties in Taiwan are unaligned with either coalition.

List of registered political parties in Taiwan
Here is a list of parties according to the Ministry of the Interior, by order of registration. Dates indicate date of founding.