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Taiwanese elect first woman prez
Tsai of the DPP secured a historic landslide victory, with around 60 per cent of the votes polled
Taipei: Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party will become the island's first female president in a landslide victory over the ruling Kuomintang on Saturday, as voters turned their backs on closer China ties. KMT candidate Eric Chu conceded defeat in a disastrous rout for the party, addressing tearful crowds at the party's headquarters in Taipei. The vote count is continuing but live television figures from polling stations show Tsai of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has secured a historic landslide victory, with around 60 per cent against 30 per cent for Chu. That would be the biggest ever win for any president in Taiwan -- the previous record was 58.45 per cent for current KMT president Ma Ying-jeou in 2008. "I'm sorry... We've lost.
The KMT has suffered an election defeat. We haven't worked hard enough and we failed voters' expectations," said KMT candidate Eric Chu addressing tearful crowds at the party's headquarters in Taipei. Chu also said the KMT had lost its parliamentary majority, the first time it has ever lost control of the island's legislature. "This is an unprecedented drastic change for the KMT," he said. Support for Tsai has surged as voters have become increasingly uneasy about a recent rapprochement with China under Ma, who must step down after a maximum two terms. As the economy stagnates, many are frustrated that trade pacts signed with the mainland have failed to benefit ordinary Taiwanese.
The DPP has a much warier approach to China, although Tsai has repeatedly said she wants to maintain the "status quo". "We want to congratulate the DPP's victory, this is the He bowed deeply in a sign of apology and declared his resignation as chairman of the party. Jubilant crowds gathered at the DPP headquarters in Taipei, where Tsai was due to speak later Saturday. Vendors were selling everything from cups to key chains bearing Tsai's image. One small group held up a banner saying: "Taiwan is not part of China. Support Taiwan independence."
