Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) has had a tough time for most of the months since he was elected in late September last year.
Since Taiwanese rejected the KMT’s arguments in the four referendums last month, the party had been campaigning hard for another two elections on Sunday: a legislative by-election in Taichung’s second electoral district and a recall vote against independent Legislator Freddie Lim (林昶佐) in his constituency in Taipei’s Zhongzheng (中正) and Wanhua (萬華) districts.
The party was defeated in both.
As for his successes, Chu could point to the recall of former Taiwan Statebuilding