The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with Lai Ching T At the top they get just over 40% of the vote when about 99% of polling stations have announced the results.
In front of his supporters chanting “Welcome, President,” Lai Ching-te thanked the Taiwanese people for “the new chapter of the country's democracy.”
Keep the peace
In his victory speech, Lai said he was determined to maintain peace in the region. He also adds that he hopes China understands that peace benefits both sides.
– Maintaining peace across the Strait is an important task for me as president.
China considers the island of Taiwan part of China and has threatened to intervene if the “wrong” leader is elected, that is, one who increases distance with China and further deteriorates relations. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party takes a somewhat hard-line stance toward Beijing, and Lai Ching-te has previously described the election as “a choice between democracy and tyranny.”
China, through a government spokesman, commented on the election results that it “opposes separatist activities,” according to a statement published by the state-controlled New China News Agency.
Admit defeat
But even if the Democratic Progressive Party wins Saturday's elections, it will at the same time lose its majority in Parliament. Lai points out that the country's next government will include other parties, in addition to the Democratic Progressive Party.
Candidate of the largest opposition party Ho-yu-er He admitted defeat and apologized to his followers. Meanwhile, he congratulates Lai Qing Te.
The Kuomintang gets just over 33% of the vote, while the third party, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, gets the candidate. ko wen jigets about 26 percent.
Facts | Elections in Taiwan
About 19.3 million of the island's 23.6 million residents can go to the polls. About a million of them are voting for the first time.
Elections in Taiwan are decided in a single round of voting.
The current ruling party is the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whose presidential candidate Lai Ching-te is currently vice president and has a somewhat hard-line stance toward Beijing.
The main opposition party is the nationalist Kuomintang Party, whose candidate is Yu-A. The Kuomintang is believed to have closer ties with Beijing than the Democratic Progressive Party.
The third party, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is represented by Ko Win Jie. The party positioned itself politically between the two traditional parties (the Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang).
Source: TT
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