Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

Taiwan elections: could KMT star Wayne Chiang be a presidential contender?

The 43-year-old great-grandson of late leader Chiang Kai-shek won Taipei’s mayoral race, sweeping aside veteran opponents.

A Taïwan, défaite cinglante du parti de la présidente aux élections locales

Le DPP a notamment perdu la capitale, Taipei, mais Tsai Ing-wen reste à la tête de l’île dans un contexte de tension avec Pékin.

Attention turns to presidential poll after Taiwan ruling party thrashing

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Attention is turning to Taiwan’s next presidential election in 2024 after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was thrashed at local elections on Saturday, with President Tsai Ing-wen’s move to focus on China backfiring with voters.The main opposition party the Kuomintang, or KMT, romped to victory in the mayoral and county elections, winning 13 of the 21 seats up for grabs, including the wealthy and cosmopolitan capi…

Taiwan's President billed midterms as all about China. Now she's resigning as party chief

By Eric Cheung, CNNTaiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as the leader of the island’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, after her party suffered heavy losses in mid-term elections.The DPP’s losses in Saturday’s vote come as a heavy blow for Tsai as she had tried to frame the election — technically a local affair to choose city mayors, councilors and county chiefs — as a way to send a message against Beijing’s rising bellicosity toward…

Taiwan President resigns as party leader after election loss

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the Democratic Progressive Party Democratic Progressive Party Councilors Local Election Waiter on Saturday Wins by Her Party. Nationalist Party in Taiwan Nationalist Party in Incurable Major Races Across the Self-Releases Island in an Election in Which Lingering Nationalist Party About Nationalist Party in China A backseat to more local issues. Tsai had to fight out many tim…

Tsai Ing-wen: Taiwan president resigns as party leader

Following her party's poor performance in the local elections, the president is drawing personal consequences. She wants to continue her presidency.