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freagle , 5 months ago to worldnews in No party gets majority in Legislature; KMT wins most seats; DPP wins presidential vote

Is that the same KMT that prosecuted the White Terror for decades? Asking for a friend…

xmunk , 5 months ago to world in No party gets majority in Taiwan Legislature; KMT wins most seats

I’m confused as fuck since it sounds like Lai (the DPP candidate) did win the speakership already? The DPP also had the plurality of votes.

wurzelgummidge , 5 months ago

Lai won the presidency but his party lost 11 seats in the house meaning the KMT now have a majority of 1. The TPP will hold the balance power, it remains to be which side they make a deal with.

It is worth pointing out, because western media and politicians never do, that the Taiwanese people have no stomach for independence, they just want to keep the, status quo as is. That is why the DPP lost 11 seats

nekandro , 5 months ago to worldnews in No party gets majority in Legislature; KMT wins most seats; DPP wins presidential vote

So… The KMT won the most seats, but the DPP won the presidentship? Truly, the most efficient system of government is a FPTP system.

This is like the Canadian NDP/Liberal split that leads to the Conservatives somehow forming government despite having no support in the key urban centers (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver).

zephyreks OP , 5 months ago to worldnews in No party gets majority in Legislature; KMT wins most seats; DPP wins presidential vote

The DPP won 51 seats, the KMT won 52 seats, and the TPP won 8 seats in the 113 seat body. 2 KMT-aligned independents were also elected to the Yuan.