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Smaller parties are down, but not out

The elections Have shown that many voters are willing to support a third party to break the longstanding blue-green deadlock.

Most of these voters have consolidated under the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), which has a capricious platform designed to score easy political points. Its formal and informal ties to several controversial politicians, including former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Tainan City Council speaker Lee Chuan-chiao (李全教) and Chinese Sunshine Promotion and Care Association chairperson Tsai Chun-chou (蔡春綢), weaken its claim to be the sole representative of an incorruptible, new political force that rejects “black gold” corruption.

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Concern about vote distribution

Now that The presidential and legislative elections are over, having gone through political turmoil, such as the failed alliance attempt of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), the alleged illegal constructions on candidates’ properties and the unpredictability of TPP Chairman Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) shenanigans, the voters have chosen the right person and path.

It is the first time since Taiwan’s first direct presidential election in 1996 that a party has won more than two consecutive presidential elections. President-elect William Lai (賴清德) and vice president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) are the best result for Taiwan to continue advancing on a democratic road and on the world stage.

Rather than being excited, I am concerned about the vote share.

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Taiwan’s elections praised worldwide

Several countries, including Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, the US, the UK and EU countries, have congratulated the nation on its democratic achievement after the presidential and legislative elections on Saturday.

Twelve diplomatic allies of Taiwan — Palau, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Paraguay, Saint Lucia and Eswatini — congratulated the nation following the completion of the elections, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday.

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Lai leads DPP to historic third term

Vice President William Lai (賴清德) won the presidential election last night, delivering the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a record third term in office.

It is the first time since direct presidential elections began in Taiwan in 1996 that a party has won the presidency in more than two consecutive elections.

Voting began at 8am at nearly 18,000 polling stations, with almost 20 million people eligible to cast ballots. Polls closed at 4pm, with vote-counting by hand starting almost immediately. There was no electronic, absentee, proxy or early voting.

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Newsflash


A protester, who is wearing an eye patch in solidarity with a woman who was reportedly injured in the eye by a beanbag fired by police, attends a march in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AP

Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters yesterday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity this summer.