KMT acknowledges defeat in Taiwan's leadership election
Updated: 2016-01-16 19:31
(Xinhua)
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Voters queue next to a poster of candidates to cast their ballots at a polling station during general elections in Taiwan, Jan 16, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
TAIPEI - Eric Chu, candidate of the Kuomintang (KMT), declared his failure in Taiwan's leadership election on Saturday evening.
This means the victory of major opposition Democratic Progressive Party chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen.
Chu announced that he would take responsibility for the failure and resign from the post of KMT chairman.
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