Taiwan President Tsai Ing\u002Dwen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday.
Concerns about threats from rival China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, took a backseat to more local issues in the elections.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen bows as she announces to resign as Democratic Progressive Party chair to take responsibility for the party’s performance in the local elections in Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 26, 2022.While international observers and the ruling party have attempted to link the elections to the long-term existential threat that is Taiwan’s neighbor, many local experts do not think China had a large role to play this time around.
“So I think if you can’t even raise this issue in Taipei, you don’t even need to consider it in cities in the south,” Wang said.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamCandidates from the Nationalist party won the mayoral seat in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, as well as in Taoyuan, Taichung and New Taipei city.
Not all votes had been formally counted by the time of his speech, but Chiang and the other candidates’ numerical lead allowed them to declare victory. At an elementary school in New Taipei City, the city that surrounds Taipei, voters young and old came early despite the rain. “If the DPP loses many county seats, then their ability to rule will face a very strong challenge,” said You Ying-lung, chair at the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation that regularly conducts public surveys on political issues.
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