TAIWAN ELECTION

Taiwan Elections - DPP party campaign

epa05103327 Supporters of Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate, wave flaglets during the last day of campaign rallying for the 2016 presidential election in Taipei, Taiwan, 15 January 2016. Taiwanese people are expected to elect their first female president on 16 January 2016, with the island's ties to China a deciding factor between her and her main challenger.Tsai Ing-wen of the China-sceptic opposition enjoys a comfortable lead over the ruling party candidate, largely due to widespread discontent over current president Ma Ying-jeou's policies, which have been criticized as too Beijing-leaning. Several polls conducted last week suggest Tsai, who chairs the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), is at least 20 per cent ahead of her main rival, Eric Chu, the candidate for the ruling Nationalists (KMT). EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

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