‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president
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Lai’s election victory gave an unprecedented third presidential term to the DPP, but his room for manoeuvre is likely to be limited.
Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te will be sworn in on Monday as Taiwan’s sixth democratically-elected president, a role where he is expected to continue steering Taiwan in the same direction as set by his predecessor Tsai Ing-Wen.
Lai’s victory at the polls in January marked a narrow but unprecedented win for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Since Taiwan transitioned to democracy in 1996, the DPP and its more Beijing-friendly rival the Kuomintang (KMT) have switched power every eight years, but Lai’s victory broke with that tradition as the DPP won a third term in office.
Tsai’s vice president, Lai will have big shoes to fill.
During her eight years in office, Tsai dramatically raised Taiwan’s profile abroad while treading a fine line around its disputed political status, lest it upset China or the United States.
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