- Taiwan voters will head to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and legislature.
- The presidential election is a three-way race between incumbents Democratic Progressive Party, opposition party Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party.
- The emergence of TPP’s presidential candidate Ko Wen-Je has disrupted the traditional two-party race, buoyed by unhappiness among the young of stagnant wages in the face of high inflation.
- Global observers have billed this Taiwan election as pivotal for U.S.-China relations and security concerns in the broader Asia-Pacific
More than 19 million voters in Taiwan will head to the polls on Saturday to decide if the ruling Democratic Progressive Party should earn an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term — or if a leadership change is in order.
The traditional DPP-Kuomintang duopoly is being challenged this year by the emergence of former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je and his Taiwan People’s Party. With a legislative majority also at stake at these elections, there are fears of a hung parliament, which could hobble policymaking and herald a return of notorious confrontations between feuding legislators.
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