While a mixed bag for the three parties, the elections were overall a win for Taiwan’s democracy. Turnout was slightly down, at around 72 percent, and the issues on voters’ minds involve large ...

It described the Taiwan election as a choice between "war and ... He is married with two sons. Lai Ching-te won with a little more than 40 per cent of the votes, garnering 5,586,019 votes.

Lai won nearly 5.6 million votes, amassing just over 40%, while Hou claimed 33.5%. Ko garnered 26.5%. Evelyn Ni traveled from China especially to get a taste of Taiwan’s election. “I would ...

A win for the ruling party candidate William ... Parliamentary elections are also being held. Why the Taiwan election matters The three men vying to be Taiwan's next president What is the 'One ...

The victory of Lai Ching-te in Saturday’s election was a setback ... giving the Taiwan People’s Party — a relatively new force that won eight of the 113 seats — a possible swing ...

Taiwan prosecutors on Thursday indicted former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je on charges of corruption and misusing ...

its attempt to implement policies won't be smooth and Taiwan will likely make much less progress for the next four years," he said. While some voters feel relieved by the election outcome ...

The prosecutors asserted that Ko Wen-je, a former mayor, took bribes. He and his supporters have maintained that the charges ...

is likely to continue this trend and could "further distance Taiwan from Beijing". He is the current favourite to win the election, and a victory for him could "rankle" Xi's government and ...

Early this year, the DPP won a third-consecutive Taiwan election. However, the conservative Kuomintang gained substantial legislative seats. The Kuomintang is more pragmatic regarding Beijing.

having won election in January. China has staged two rounds of major war games around Taiwan so far this year. In his speech Lai switched to Taiwanese, also known as Hokkien, and said that by ...

Also speaking to media at parliament, Taiwan Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said the government was paying great attention to the election and making preparations no matter who won. However, Taiwan-U.S ...