Taiwan votes for continuity of de facto sovereignty

Özay, Mehmet (2024) Taiwan votes for continuity of de facto sovereignty. Politics Today.

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Abstract

Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party candidate, is Taiwan’s new president. Taiwan’s 13th presidential and legislative elections were concluded on Saturday, January 12, with the victory of Lai Ching-te, the candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). With a voter turnout of around 70% in Saturday’s elections, DPP candidate Lai Ching-te, who received more than 40% of the vote, will govern the country for the next four years, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). Hou Yu-ih, the candidate of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang-KMT) and former mayor of New Taipei, received 33% of the votes, and the candidate of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), Ko Wen-je, received 26% of the votes.

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Taiwan, China, the U.S., Asia-Pacific
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	ASSOC.PROF MEHMET ÖZAY
Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2024 10:19
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2024 10:30
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/110417

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