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Eleven Lithuanian MPs to visit Taiwan, meet new president baltictimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltictimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lai Ching-te, the current vice president of Taiwan from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has clinched the Taiwanese presidency with 40% of the vote, defeating the Beijing-favored Kuomintang (33%) and Taiwan People's Party (26%). About the president-elect: Lai, 64, is a former doctor who entered politics in 1996, driven by a deep commitment to safeguarding Taiwan's democracy, as per CNN. "Taiwan is telling the world that, between democracy and authoritarianism, it chooses to stand on the side of democracy,” Lai said in his victory speech.
Eleven Lithuanian MPs to visit Taiwan, meet new president baltictimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltictimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.