At a press conference held after the election, DPP chairman Lin Yi-hsiung was frank about the setback the party had suffered, and indicated he would resign his position. This presented the DPP with a crisis: the prospect of having to elect a new chairman and the possibility of internal division.
民進黨主席林義雄在選後召開記者會坦承民進黨受挫，並進一步請辭主席一職，造成民進黨面臨重選黨主席及分化的危機。