Accusations by the KMT that Internet influencer Yang Hui-ju, also known as Slow Yang, was responsible for spreading false information that led to the 2018 suicide of Taiwanese diplomat Su Chi-cheng may be the first major incident in the 2020 elections directly related to the issue of “fake news” ...
KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu has again found himself embroiled in controversy after making several outlandish campaign promises that he had to retract in short order over the past month...
An abortive alliance between Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je, former KMT majority speaker Wang Jinpyng, and FoxConn CEO Terry Gou seems to have sputtered out, following comments by Ko in which he denigrated the other two before a planned meeting that was to take place last Sunday. Although unlikely, talk is also on the rise of the KMT potentially replacing Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu as its presidential candidate in 2020 elections, with the KMT demonstrating some unusual splits regarding Han...
Han Kuo-yu was confirmed as the KMT’s presidential candidate on Sunday at the party’s National Congress, although an unusual development was the simultaneous announcement that a KMT president would not simultaneously serve as the chair of the party going forward. Indeed, this seems to be a sign of continued fractures within the party...
Current president Tsai Ing-wen has won the DPP’s presidential nomination. Polling was conducted by telephone poll, with 15,000 voters queried about their political preferences, irrespective of whether they were members of the DPP or not. Tsai won handily, beating competitor William Lai by over 8% of votes...
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...
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...
Controversies in the DPP and KMT regarding their choice of presidential candidate prove that factionalism is alive and well in both major political parties in Taiwan...
Former premier William Lai declared yesterday that he intends to compete with current president Tsai Ing-wen for the DPP’s presidential nomination in 2020 elections. As such, Lai’s announcement, which caught many off-guard, has led to worries that this challenge could contribute to growing splits within the DPP...
Speculation regarding whether Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu could or would run for president as the KMT’s presidential candidate in 2020 elections has exploded out into the open in the last few weeks...
