In May the KMT opened a dialogue with oppositionists through the offices of four independent mediators. On September 28th, opposition forces declared the establishment of a "Democratic Progress Party," despite the government's ban on the formation of new parties.
五月，在野政治勢力組成的「黨外公政會」宣佈將在各地成立分會；緊接著，透過陶百川等四位中介人士，執政的國民黨與「黨外公政會」展開溝通。九月廿八日，「黨外公政會」不顧仍處戒嚴、禁止組黨期間，宣佈成立「民主進步黨」。