TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan People’s Party held its Second National Party Congress on Sunday alongside celebrations for the party’s sixth anniversary.

Delegates considered proposals to amend the party charter, including calls to scrap the two-year term limit for party-list legislators. After deliberation, the congress followed party chair Huang Kuo-chang’s (黃國昌) recommendation to keep the rule, per UDN.

The term limit, set in the party’s founding document, was designed to distinguish the TPP from larger parties such as the Kuomintang and Democratic Progressive Party by creating a rotational system. The aim was to give lesser-known members a chance to gain national exposure and leadership experience.

With the TPP’s eight-member caucus now holding a pivotal role in the Legislative Yuan, some members worry that rotating out sitting legislators could weaken the party’s influence, per UDN.

On Sunday, Huang Kuo-chang and Legislator Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) reaffirmed their commitment to the charter established under former chair Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). As a party-list legislator, Huang Kuo-chang will need to step down next year if he adheres to the rule.

Huang urged the party to uphold Ko’s vision, calling the term limit a vital platform for rising talent and a test of the TPP’s principles. Delegates unanimously agreed to keep the provision without a formal vote.

In Taiwan, legislative elections are held every four years. In addition to district legislators, parties appoint a number of lawmakers based on proportional votes in the presidential election. If a party-list legislator steps down early, the party can appoint a replacement.