The International Religious Freedom Alliance was announced by American secretary of state Mike Pompeo last week, but Taiwan was left off of the list of member countries. This came as a surprise to some...
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen announced that former premier William Lai will be her vice presidential nominee for 2020 presidential elections on November 17th. To this extent, KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu announced earlier this month that his vice-presidential candidate will be Simon Chang...
It proves rather surprising that the Formosa Alliance has announced plans to form a political party that intends to field presidential and legislative candidates in 2020 elections. The move has caught many off-guard due to the strong possibility that this could split the pan-Green vote, resulting in a victory for the KMT...
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...
The DPP presidential primary debate between current Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen and former premier William Lai took place this afternoon, taking place from 2 PM to 3:30 PM...
Issues currently faced by the DPP regarding its choice of presidential candidate can probably be seen as a full-blown internal crisis at this point in time...
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...
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 about who will run in 2020 presidential elections has already begun in Taiwan. Perhaps this is unsurprising. Presidential elections will likely take place in January of next year, meaning that elections are scarcely a year away...