Result of today's presidential election in Taiwan.
Result of today's presidential election in Taiwan.
Population density map as reference:
Maps of previous election results:
BBC article giving more information https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67920532
TL:DR "Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China."
19 0 ReplyWhy does the order of the parties in the key change for each year?
12 0 ReplyBecause the candidates get assigned a number at random before the election. The key is just sorting the candidates by their assigned number.
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So why is the KMT so popular in Miaoli? Otherwise this would basically be a straight urban-rural split, with just a bit of ambiguity in the capital.
5 0 ReplyThese parts people care more about “their guy” than about ideology or partisanal politics. Their guys happened to be with the KMT.
4 0 ReplyWell, that's not an uncommon story around the world. Is there history around the KMT in Miaoli specifically?
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Single-winner elections should not sum to 100%.
2 1 ReplyWow... TPP took a look of votes away from DPP. And only one election cycle away. That's impressive if not suspicious.
2 8 ReplyWhat is suspicious? Was there evidence of fraud or is this just sowing doubt over an election you didn’t like?
10 1 ReplyUsing a third party to siphon votes from a popular party to get the second party in power is common. It doesn't take much stretch of the imagination to wonder if TPP is propped by CCP funds and influence.
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