In the National Assembly elections the PFP suffered the worst mauling, winning a mere 6.11 % of the vote and placing behind the Taiwan Solidarity Union, thus falling into fourth place among Taiwan's political parties. PFP legislators continued to be suspicious of the cooperation between Soong and Chen, even leading to a wave of party withdrawals. The PFP faces a major crisis.
國代選舉中，親民黨受創尤重，得票率僅有 6.11％，排在台灣團結聯盟之後，落居第四大黨；而親民黨立委對宋楚瑜與陳水扁總統「綠橘合作」的路線質疑不斷，甚至引發李慶華、邱毅等重量級立委退黨潮，親民黨已面臨重大危機。