The elections on December 1, 2001 for legislators and city and county mayors brought changes to the political situation in Taiwan. The day after the election, the media in Taiwan reported the results with headlines crying, "None of the three major parties gets a majority" and "Major victory for the Democratic Progressive Party."
九十年十二月一日舉行的立法委員與縣市長選舉結果，為台灣政局帶來新的發展，選舉隔天國內各大媒體均以「三黨不過半，民進黨大勝」為標題大幅報導選舉結果。