Taiwan’s Ruling KMT Wins Three of Five Seats in City Elections
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Taiwan’s ruling party Kuomintang won three of five seats in mayoral elections, signifying support for President Ma Ying-jeou’s pro-China policies.
The KMT took the seats in Taipei, Sinbei and Taichung, while the opposition Democratic Progress Party won the elections at Tainan and Kaohsiung, the candidates said in announcements broadcast on television. The vote came after Sean Lien, son of Taiwan’s former Vice President Lien Chan, was shot and wounded while campaigning for KMT yesterday.