Tens of thousands of Han Kuo-yu supporters rallied in front of the Presidential Office on Ketagalan Boulevard, demonstrating today in order to support Han's presidential bid. Organizers claim 300,000 to 400,000 participated in the rally...
An alliance of NGOs, civil society organizations, and student activist groups held a demonstration against Chinese efforts directed at annexing Taiwan outside the Qunxian Building of the Legislative Yuan earlier this evening. Significantly, this included many individuals who had been key figures in the Sunflower Movement and post-Sunflower Movement activists...
With nuclear energy once again looming as an issue over elections next year, ten thousand demonstrated against nuclear energy in Taipei today. The demonstration saw visits by current president Tsai Ing-wen and former premier William Lai, who are both contending for the DPP's presidential nomination in 2020 elections...
On March 20th, Taipei Ko Wen-je spoke at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC to outline his experiences as Taipei mayor, emphasizing his status as an anti-establishment politician. Despite not having announced his intention to campaign for president in 2020 just yet, the content of Ko’s speech suggests that he indeed plans on running for president...
The results of four by-elections that took place last week have been used as an early metric of political sentiment in Taiwan, with less than a year to go until 2020 elections. Elections will take place in January of next year...
