The Congress elected a new central standing committee and a new central evaluation committee. However, the matter which attracted the greatest public interest is that President Chen Shui-bian formally became party chairman. This step brings the DPP into an era of "synchronization between party and government." It also is a step toward clarifying the role of political parties in Taiwan's political system.
七月二十一日，民進黨召開第十屆第一次全國黨代表大會，會中除選出中常委與中評委之外，最為人所矚目的是，陳水扁總統正式兼任民進黨主席，讓民進黨邁入「黨政同步」時代，也使台灣政黨政治形貌更加清楚。