Hou You-yi

Nantou Legislative By-Election Outcome Likely to Further Splits in the KMT

Brian Hioe
The DPP claimed victory in the Nantou legislative by-election over the weekend, with a victory by Frida Tsai over Lin Ming-chen of the KMT. Nantou is traditionally considered pan-Blue territory, as a result of which this is the first time that the DPP has won the legislative seat since the reorganization of the Legislative Yuan in 2008 to have 113 single-member seats. The by-election was to fill the seat vacated by preceding legislator Hsu Shu-hua of the KMT after her victory in the race for Miaoli county magistrate in the November 2022 nine-in-one elections...
EnglishFeaturedMarch 2023Politics11 min read

Huang Kuo-shu Controversy Reveals Issues of Complicity, Collaboration During Authoritarian Times

Brian Hioe
DPP legislator Huang Kuo-shu announced that he would be withdrawing from the party and not pursuing reelection in 2024 earlier this week after the Liberty Times reported that he had served as an informant during the KMT during authoritarian times. According to the report, Huang was involved in spying on fellow students who were involved in political dissidence in university...
EnglishOctober 2021Politics6 min read