In recent years, land speculation, a dramatic rise in the price of housing, stock speculation, and a string of scandals involving major public works pro-jects and purchasing have sullied the R.O.C. 's political and economic environment. Political factions and financial consortiums have pushed their interests close to the center of power in the ruling party. These have laid the seeds of the people's discontent.
這幾年來，國內出現土地炒作、房價飛漲、股票投機等現象；而重大工程及採購一再出現弊案；帶有利益色彩的地方派系及企業財團進駐執政黨權力中心… …，凡此種種，都使得民意沸騰，要求政治革新的請願處處可見。