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Taiwan local elections

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Taiwan local elections

Were Taiwan’s nine-in-one elections a referendum on Ma’s China policy?

December 16, 2014 0

Written by J. Michael Cole. The dust from the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) routing in the Nov. 29 local elections had yet to settle when…

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The Rise of the ‘Pan-DPP 6.88’: Leveling the Playing Field

December 1, 2014 0

Written by Wen-Ti Sung. Taiwan concluded its nine-in-one elections on Saturday with results that can only be described as historic. Of the 22 mayoral seats…

Taiwan local elections

Voters assert themselves as Taiwanese in a warning to KMT

December 1, 2014 0

Written by Bruce Jacobs. Taiwan’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won an unprecedented landslide victory in the country’s local elections. The ruling Kuomintang (KMT)…

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Taiwan local elections: Municipalities in the front line of civil defence

November 28, 2014 0

Written by Alex Calvo. Local elections in many countries present voters with conflicting messages and pressures. On the one hand, they are called to choose…

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Just how local are local elections in Taiwan?

November 27, 2014 1

Written by Michal Thim. Looking to local elections for clues as to how this or that party will fare in national elections is a precarious thing.…

Taiwan local elections

Taiwan: A Great Choosing Day is Coming (pt II)

November 27, 2014 1

Written by John Keane. As recently as two decades ago, free and fair elections were unimaginable for most citizens of Taiwan. Ground down by martial…

Taiwan local elections

Crass electoral politics and the role of a militant civil society

November 27, 2014 1

Written by J. Michael Cole. Merely 48 hours to go before Taiwanese across the nation cast their votes in the nine-in-one local elections. With regulations barring…

Sunflower Movement

Don’t judge the Sunflower Movement by local election outcomes

November 27, 2014 0

Written by André Beckershof. A little more than half a year after the Sunflower Movement, the local elections might be seen as a first indicator of…

Taiwan local elections

Taiwan: A Great Choosing Day is Coming

November 25, 2014 0

Written by John Keane. For democrats, made in Taiwan is a seductive brand with definite global appeal. ‘Through the promotion of its democratic ideals’, says…

Taiwan local elections

Taiwan’s 9-in-1 Contest: Is it a “Midterm Election”?

November 25, 2014 1

Written by Shelley Rigger. Barack Obama and Ma Ying-jeou were both elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. Today, both face intractable problems and waning…

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