DPP Secretary-General Chiu Yi-jen says that the right to a referendum is clearly present in the DPP party program, which means it is a method that the DPP already advocates. Therefore, the party should respect the decisions of local leaders.
民進黨秘書長邱義仁認為，公投條款明列在黨綱中，是民進黨的既有主張，而民進黨的精神一向不是以黨領政，所以應該尊重地方首長的施政權力。