The process and results of the national legislative supplementary elections held last month won broad affirmation among both Chinese and foreigners. In fact, the ruling Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party, decided last March to initiate a series of political reforms, including lifting martial law and opening up the formation of new political parties, which culminated in the recent election.
事實上，執政的中國國民黨秉承其政治民主化的一貫努力，一九八六年三月的三中全會決議「以黨的革新帶動全面革新」，接著推動一連串革新措施，尤以解除戒嚴及開放政治結社最受矚目，而於選舉期間達到最高潮。