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
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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
Why Democracy Is the Best Form of Government for Taiwan?
Written by Alex Tan It is election season again in Taiwan, and voters are casting their votes for local and municipal elections on November 24th. These
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