Taiwan's main opposition party, the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT), has gained control of the island's legislature following the January 13 elections. Han Kuo-yu, a former presidential candidate from the KMT, was elected as the new speaker of Taiwan's parliament on February 1st, with the responsibility of hosting foreign lawmakers. This election result could pose challenges for the recently elected president-elect Lai Ching-te, whose stance on independence has been a point of contention. The KMT won 52 seats in the 113-seat legislature, narrowly surpassing the Democratic Progressive Party which secured 51 seats. The election has been viewed as a choice between 'war and peace' by Beijing, which has labeled Lai a 'troublemaker' due to his views on independence. However, Taiwanese voters have made their preference clear by electing Lai as president-elect.
If #Beijing had made #Taiwan #election a choice between “war and peace” and the candidate #Lai a “troublemaker” for his views on #independence, #Taiwanese also made their views known by making #Lai the winner, writes Harsh V. Pant https://t.co/082V8KinZr
Han Kuo-yu of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party was elected as the new head of Taiwan's legislative body on Thursday. The Chinese KMT won 52 seats in the election of the island's 113-seat legislature on January 13. The Democratic Progressive Party received 51 seats, the Taiwan… https://t.co/JPrtW6OsDq
If #Beijing had made #Taiwan #election a choice between “war and peace” and the candidate #Lai a “troublemaker” for his views on #independence, #Taiwanese also made their views known by making #Lai the winner, writes Harsh V. Pant https://t.co/082V8KinZr
The recent Taiwanese elections re-affirmed the liberal-democratic values that are under attack in much of the world – and unequivocally rejected the alternative, writes @anapalacio. https://t.co/9z2iOxEw31
Taiwan's parliament on Thursday elected a former presidential candidate for the largest opposition party as its new speaker, who will be responsible for hosting visiting foreign lawmakers and who the ruling party has said is pro-China. https://t.co/yFkmDfw55Z
⚠️ TAIWAN ELECTS PARLIAMENT SPEAKER RULING PARTY VIEWS AS PRO-CHINA (Reuters) Taiwan's parliament on Thursday elected a former presidential candidate for the largest opposition party as its new speaker, who will be responsible for hosting visiting foreign lawmakers and who the… https://t.co/03zlmvcGsv
Taiwan’s main opposition party secured control of the island’s legislature, underscoring the potential challenges ahead for president-elect Lai Ching-te https://t.co/kvU0bl5M0B