The Kuomintang’s (KMT) Wang Hung-wei (???) has been elected to the Legislative Yuan after defeating Enoch Wu (???) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei’s legislative by-election Sunday.Wang, a veteran Taipei City councilor, declar…
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Tuvalu Parliament speaker to visit Taiwan, meet with President Tsai
Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu Samuelu Penitala Teo will meet President Tsai Ing-wen (???) during a visit to Taiwan from Jan. 8 to Jan. 12, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) …
Read MoreELECTIONS 2022/Female local government representation in Taiwan grows
Female representation on Taiwan’s city and county councils increased slightly following November 2022 local elections, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).According to a DGBAS report, 901 out of 3,048 local…
Read MoreELECTIONS 2022/NYCU revokes Lin Geng-ren’s master’s degree over plagiarism
The National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) said on Wednesday it had revoked former Hsinchu City Councilor Lin Geng-ren’s (???) master’s degree and thesis due to academic misconduct.A source with knowledge of the matter who asked to remain anon…
Read MoreELECTIONS 2022/12 in Changhua named as vote-buying suspects by prosecutors
The Changhua District Prosecutors’ Office on Wednesday said it suspected 12 individuals of buying votes ahead of the Nov. 26 local elections and filed suit to annul the elections of seven of those individuals.Changhua Deputy Chief Prosecutor Wu Yu-hsua…
Read MoreLegislative by-election candidates discuss firefighting, tax rebates
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for the upcoming legislative by-election in Taipei Enoch Wu (???) on Tuesday discussed the issue of firefighting resources, while his Kuomintang (KMT) rival Wang Hung-wei (???) proposed tax repayments to…
Read MoreIncumbent KMT Chiayi mayor wins reelection in delayed vote (update)
Incumbent Chiayi Mayor Huang Min-hui (???) of the Kuomintang (KMT) easily won reelection Sunday as expected, defeating her main challenger Lee Chun-yi (???) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) by nearly 30 percentage points.The 63-year-old Huang,…
Read MoreELECTIONS 2022/DPP, KMT set for intensive campaigning in November local elections
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) are preparing to kick off their campaigns for the local government elections scheduled
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