The challenges ahead of Taiwan’s president-elect William Lai
by Namita Singh
Jan 14, 2024
3 minutes
Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te to power, rebuffing China which labelled him a “troublemaker” and a dangerous “separatist”.
However, despite sweeping over 40 per cent of the total votes and winning a historic third term for his party, Mr Lai is expected to face a tough four years in office as DPP lost majority in the legislature.
DPP finished one seat fewer than the Kuomintang or Nationalist Party, neither holding a majority, giving the People’s Party – a relatively new force that won
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