December: In "three-in-one" elections, the DPP gains 70 seats in the Legislative Yuan and a total of 28 seats in the Taipei and Kaohsiung municipal assemblies. Frank Hsieh is elected mayor of Kaohsiung City, but Chen Shui-bian fails to gain reelection as mayor of Taipei City.
87 年 12 月三合一選舉，立委獲 70 席，北、高市議員共 28 席，謝長廷當選高雄市長，陳水扁台北市長連任未果。