Tsai Ing-wen stepped down as party leader after a resounding defeat in the local elections in Taiwan
The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, has resigned as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after leading her party to defeat in a local election on November 26. With voters across Taiwan turning to the Kuomintang. which is the current opposition Instead, it emphasizes a more nationalistic, China-friendly approach.
The election result showed Taiwan’s concerns about its aggressive stance against China under President Tsai. Which in the past has increased the tension to a level not seen for a long time. after Ms Tsai chose to strengthen relations with more western countries Especially to welcome the visit of Mrs. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
During the campaign, Ms. Tsai repeatedly spoke out against the issue of China’s resistance and the protection of Taiwan. as well as her DPP candidate for mayor of Taipei. who raised the issue of harassment by the Chinese Communist Party a few times during the campaign before quickly returning to focus on local issues because the response from voters was not as expected
Ms Tsai announced her resignation as party leader following the election results, which was a huge loss for the DPP. As well as thanking the party’s supporters Ms Tsai also said she would be held responsible. And when faced with results like this, the party had to go back and review deeply on several points.
Candidates from the Kuomintang Party who maintain a nationalist attitude friendly to mainland China. He not only won the title of mayor of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, but also won executive positions in major cities such as Taoyuan, Taichung and New Taipei.
while in Hsinchu which is home to many Taiwanese semiconductor companies New candidates from the Taiwan People’s Party were the winner of the new mayor.
Taiwan is going out to elect a mayor, city councilor and other local leaders in 13 counties and nine cities A referendum is also open to lower the voting age from 20 to 18, according to local media reports. Not approved by the voters.
during the campaign The DPP reportedly conducted massive Chinese military drills targeting Taiwan in August. The event was organized by China in response to Ms Pelosi’s stand, which Yeh-lih Wang, a professor of political science at National Taiwan University, sees. The international community has also raised the stakes. while raising the level of the local elections to the international level This includes the issue of Taiwan’s survival. And if you can’t even raise this issue in Taipei. There was no need to think about talking about it in other cities in Taiwan.
The election results reflect public opinion about the performance of the ruling party over the past two years. This may be partly a result of the way we are dealing with the spread of COVID-19. that people are still dissatisfied Although Taiwan has managed to do this quite well.
Former president of the Taiwan Public Opinion Institute which conducts regular opinion polls on political issues in Taiwan. The loss of HDP seats in many areas will mean that their administrative capacity faces very serious challenges.
