Tagged: Taiwan
Conrad Omodiagbe
Former Presidential Candidate in Taiwan Loses Recall
More than 900,000 voters in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, have voted in the unprecedented recall targeting its mayor, Han Kuo-yu, who had tried and failed to secure the presidential seat earlier this year under a ticket from Taiwan’s leading opposition Kuomintang (KMT). According to broadcaster Channel News Asia (CNA), a total of 939,090 voters backed his removal, […]
Farida Adamu
Taiwanese Presidential Elections; What We Know
Taiwanese presidential elections are set to hold on January 11, 2019. The Candidates The two major candidates contesting for the presidency are incumbent Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT) who have opposing views on significant economic, security and social issues and, more specifically, regarding China policy […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Taiwan Set To Hold Elections
Taiwan is set to hold general elections on January 11, 2020, to elect the president, vice president and the 113 members of its parliament. The Republic of China, Taiwan has a presidential system of democracy with a unicameral legislature. The Candidates Taiwan’s politics has been dominated by two parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Democratic […]
The Election Network
Taiwan Elects Its First Female President
Taiwan opened the polls at 8am for presidential and legislative elections on January 16, bringing to an end months of speculation about the results and its ramification on East Asia politics. The race that attracted the most attention was the contest for Taiwan’s presidency with the opposition’s Democratic Party candidate, Tsai Ing-wen with a large […]