Ko has won a passionate support base, especially among young voters, for focussing on bread and butter issues such as the high cost of housing. He also wants to re-engage China but insists that cannot come at the expense of protecting Taiwan s democracy and way of life. The parliamentary elections are equally important, especially if no party wins a majority, potentially hindering the new president s ability to pass legislation and spending, especially for defence.
TAIPEI Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan s ruling party, took an initial lead in early vote counting on Saturday, potentially setting him on course to win an election that China had framed as a choice between war and peace.
Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peace.