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DPP readies for 'speedy' internal party reform

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus will put forward a proposal two weeks from now calling for speedy internal party reform in the wake of its two major election defeats this year.

DPP legislative whip William Lai (賴清德) said the caucus had started work on creating an ad hoc group that would push for structural reform within the party and serve as a platform to ensure a smooth process.

Over the next week the caucus will solicit the opinion of its members, other DPP members, party supporters and the public on the reform plans and a proposal could be drafted before the next DPP caucus meeting scheduled for April 11, Lai said.

During a DPP caucus meeting on Friday, DPP Legislator Pan Meng-an (潘孟安) said in a written statement that the party should revert to the basic political line that defined it before it came to power, Lai said.

DPP Legislator Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津) said the DPP should address the problem posed by figurehead party members and consider building a system to regularly recruit and nurture party members, Lai said.

DPP legislators Chen Chieh-ju (陳節如) and Tsai Huang-liang (蔡煌瑯) both said the party should refrain from sponsoring polls or public opinion surveys that reflect only the opinions of DPP members and supporters, Lai said.
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