Written by Lauren Dickey. On Saturday, 24 November, the people of Taiwan went to the polls to vote for over 11,000 local-level officials and voice
Category: Elections
Analyzing the DPP Electoral Debacle
Written by Bruce Jacobs. The dramatic DPP defeat in the last local elections has surprised everyone on both sides of politics. The elections were very
A “Blue Wave” in Taiwan?
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. In the recently-held US mid-term elections, there was talk of a “blue wave”: the possibility that the Democrats /Blue
A “Blue Wave” or a “Green Flop”? Making Sense of Taiwan’s 2018 Local Elections
Written by Vincent Wei-cheng Wang Taiwan’s 24 November 2018 local elections, in which voters elect mayors and magistrates, councilors, municipal heads, municipal councilors, village chiefs, and vote on ten referendums,
Taiwan Elections 2018: The New Referendum Law and the Rejection of the DPP
Written by Nathan Batto Taiwanese voters delivered a harsh rebuke to President Tsai Ing-wen and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in last week’s local
The New Battle for the Third Place in 2018: A Breakthrough but also a Missed Opportunity
Written by Dafydd Fell. Four years ago on the eve of the last round of local elections in Taiwan I wrote a piece looking at
Taipei Mayor Election in 2014 and 2018
Written by Chia-hung Tsai 2014: A New Episode In Taiwan, the Taipei mayor election is probably the most eye-catching contest among all local elections. Before 2014, KMT
Who Will Win? Observing Taiwan Local Election 2018
Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. Taiwanese local election of 2018 is seen as the midterm election of Tsai Ing-wen’s first Presidency. The incumbent Democratic Progressive
The 2018 Taiwan Local Elections: “but already it was impossible to say which was which”
Written by Michael A. Turton. In the local media and among election observers, the story of this election has been the meteoric rise of Han
The 2018 Local Elections – Five Questions for Election Night
Written by Kharis Templeman. On November 24, Taiwan voters will go to the polls to elect over 11,000 local officials for nine different kinds of
Taiwan’s Upcoming Local Elections: Implications beyond 2018
Written by T.Y. Wang. In less than a week, millions of Taiwanese voters will go to the polls to vote in one of the most
Counterattack of the Reform Losers
Written by Yu-tzung Chang. International news reporters visiting Taiwan to report on elections for the first time will certainly be amazed by the variety of
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