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Understanding Taiwan's 'Blue Wave' of 2018
Taiwan's opposition KMT swept back to power in several municipalities, delivering a series of humiliating losses to President Tsai Ing-wen and her ruling DPP. What does it all mean for Taiwan's future?
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Total 16 Articles
2019/01/18 |
Why Is Global Media Misinterpreting Taiwan's Referendum Results?
There are lingering misunderstandings following Taiwan's Nov. 24 plebiscites.
2018/12/24 |
ANALYSIS: Taiwan's 'Blue Wave' Election & Referendum Results in a Global Context
What happens when we measure Taiwan's election and referendum results against global political trends?
2018/12/19 |
INFOGRAPHIC: Charting 20 Years of 'Third Force' Electoral Gains in Taiwan
Taiwan's third force parties have work to do, but there were some novel positive trends in the 2018 elections.
2018/12/18 |
No Consensus, Mass Confusion After Taiwan's Energy Referendums
A survey held after Taiwan's referendums showed voters were unaware of the country's energy policy.
2018/12/13 |
ANALYSIS: Why the KMT’s Wang Jin-pyng Won Big at Local Polls
Who will the KMT run for president in 2020, Chairman Wu Den-yih, former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, or another challenger candidate?
2018/12/06 |
Cabinet Says It Will Cancel Plan to Abolish Nuclear Energy by 2025
The DPP remains committed to phasing out nuclear power – but not by 2025.
2018/11/30 |
How Taiwan's 'Third Force' Parties Missed a Golden Electoral Opportunity
Third parties made breakthroughs in Taiwan's 2018 regional elections, but supporters are still left wondering what could have been.
2018/11/29 |
The Perfect Storm: How the DPP Lost Its 20-Year Hold on Kaohsiung
Things couldn't have gone much worse for the DPP in Kaohsiung than they did in 2018.
2018/11/29 |
INTERVIEW: DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu on Reforming the DPP
The DPP will apply a new broom to sweep clean the top rank of ministers come January.
2018/11/28 |
Taiwan's Young, Progressive Voters Left to Question What Comes Next
Tsai Ing-wen says she wants to listen to the young voices of Taiwan. Here's what they are saying.
2018/11/28 |
5 Lessons We Learned From Taiwan's Dramatic 2018 Elections
The DPP is in tatters and the referendum system needs repair, but democracy in Taiwan is rocking on.
2018/11/28 |
ANALYSIS: DPP Eats Election Bitterness as Han Kuo-yu Leads KMT Revival
A catastrophic Democratic Progressive Party defeat leaves the party's strategy in pieces and paves the way for a hotly contested 2020 presidential race.