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Taiwan’s Lai Secures Presidency, but Party Suffers Legislative Setback

The BGA Taiwan Team, led by Senior Adviser Rupert Hammond-Chambers, wrote an update to clients on Taiwan’s election. Context Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te as the next president, ensuring his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) maintains continuity after eight years of rule under Tsai Ing-wen. Lai won 40.1 percent of the vote to narrowly defeat Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT) (33.5 percent) and Ko Wen-je of the newly formed Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) (26.5 percent) in a fierce three-way election. … Continue Reading

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