Nevertheless, the party system in the ROC is by no means a two-party system. Rather, the system now is a competitive, predominant one-party system or one-and-a-half party system in which the KMT maintains its ruling position by winning the majority of popular votes, whereas the DPP plays the role of a strong opposition force.
然而，中華民國的政黨體系並非兩黨制度，而是競爭式的一黨為主制，或一個半政黨制，亦即國民黨以取得過半數選票而維持執政黨的地位，而民進黨則是一個強大的反對黨。