President Tsai Ing-wen, center, Vice President Chen Chien-jen, left, and vice president-elect William Lai wave at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) triumphed in the presidential election yesterday, crushing the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) hopes for a return to power by taking 57.1 percent of the vote.