Taiwan: DPP's Landslide Wins In Presidential And Legislative Elections
§ In the presidential and parliamentary elections in Taiwan on Sat (16 Jan), Ms Tsai Ing-wen led the pro-independent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a landslide victory over incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) helmed by Mr Eric Chu.
§ Tsai becomes Taiwan's first female president, taking home 56.12% (6.89m votes) of the votes, while Chu garnered only 31.04% of the votes (3.81mn) and the third contender Mr James Soong of People First Party took 12.84% (1.58mn).
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