Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election
Al Jazeera
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William Lai Ching-te from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won Taiwan’s presidential election.
Lai, the current vice president, was in a three-way race with Hou Yu-ih from the conservative Kuomintang (KMT) and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People’s Party.
Hou conceded defeat on Saturday and congratulated Lai on his victory. He also apologised to KMT supporters for not being able to oust the DPP.
Voters also elected lawmakers to Taiwan’s 113-seat legislature in elections closely watched by China and the United States.
Taiwan’s election carries an outsized importance because of the territory’s disputed political status. While de facto independent since the 1940s, China still claims the island and its outlying territories and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its ambitions.
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