Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published an op-ed, "As the TPP Faces Controversy, Will Third Parties Disappear From Taiwan Politics?" in The Diplomat. In this article, Wang analyzed the 2024 Taiwan Presidential and Congressional elections and recent surveys, and argued that many Taiwanese voters will still support the third parties even though the chairman of the third party TPP was under investigation for scandals recently. The analysis shows the that anti-establishment and emotion are the key psychological mechanism behind the voting pattern.
