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KMT chair will not resign despite Taiwan presidential election defeat

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) Chair Eric Chu (朱立倫) said Wednesday (Jan. 17) that he would not resign from the party leadership despite its defeat in the 2024 presidential election. ...

Taiwan's vice presidential candidates share thoughts

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As Taiwanese flocked to the polls on Saturday (Jan. 13) for Taiwan’s presidential election, the vice presidential candidates shared their thoughts on the race. De...

Presidential candidates cast ballots as Taiwan election kicks off

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's three presidential candidates in the 2024 general election cast their ballots early Saturday (Jan. 13) morning as Taiwanese head to the polls to decide the na...

Election eve in photos: Taiwan weighs options for presidency

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On the eve of Taiwan’s eighth presidential election since the first democratic contest was held in 1996, political parties and their supporters converged in the Grea...

Hou says 'I have different views from Ma,' avoids unification issue

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In a press conference on Thursday (Jan. 11), Taiwan presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) asserted that he won’t pursue the issue of unification between Taiwan and ...

Taiwan election eve rallies planned in Taipei, New Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — With the election two days away, presidential candidates are making final preparations for last-minute election eve rallies scheduled for Friday (Jan. 12). The DPP&rsqu...

Taiwan former president not invited to final KMT election rally

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has not been invited to Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih’s (侯友宜) final campaign rally, reports said Thursday (Ja...

Former Taiwan president urges public to 'concentrate votes' ahead of election

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) placed half-page advertisements in two of Taiwan’s major newspapers on Thursday (Jan. 11) urging voters to rally around th...

China says Taiwan presidential favorite a 'severe danger'

China on Thursday warned voters in Taiwan that an electoral win by the current presidential frontrunner — who supports a sovereign Taiwan — would pose a "severe danger" to cross-...

Could there be a shock upset on Taiwan's election day?

TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) — Before the government-mandated polling blackout on Jan. 3, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was the favorite to win on election da...

KMT candidates distance themselves from Taiwan ex-president’s China comments

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) distanced himself from former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) Wednesday (Jan. 10) after the latter said that on cross-...

Taiwan election 2024: Major party positions on death penalty

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — With less than five days until Taiwan elects a new president and legislature, representatives of the major political parties continue to trade jabs over the continued use ...

Taiwan opposition party sues DPP for attack ad on copyright grounds

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Kuomintang (KMT) responded to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) attack ad with legal action on Friday (Jan. 5) because it said likenesses of its candidates were use...

Taiwanese voters worry about 'forced unification' with China: Report

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A report by a German think tank has asserted that a major issue in the minds of Taiwanese voters is "forced unification" with China, but the election should not ...

Jaw Shaw-kong's departure from Taiwan's BCC still unresolved

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang running mate Jaw Shaw-kong’s (趙少康) departure from Taiwan’s Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) has yet to be finalized, according to the Nationa...