Concession speeches have been delivered by both #HouYuih and #KoWenje.
In other words: The #DPP ticket of #LaiChingte and #HsiaoBikhim has won the presidential #elections in #Taiwan.
Don't be fooled by #Beijing: This is a vote for stability, continuity and the #statusquo. This is NOT a vote for escalation. Only #China is looking to escalate the situation and for excuses to do so. Stand with democratic and free Taiwan! #TaiwanisnotChina
Wow: #HouYuih thanking #MaYingjeou in his post-#election speech is pretty rich seen the recent clash and Ma not being invited to the closing rally in Banqiao.
The mood and the body language is not that of a winner - understandably so, the #KMT ticket is trailing the #DPP ticket by 7%, with the #TPP ticket another 7% behind.
"Please do not cry, please do not be disappointed", Hou says.
I'll rather pop a bottle of good bubbly! Concession speeches of the KMT sound pretty good. #Taiwan #elections
By opting for #JawShaukong as the running mate of #HouYuih for the presidential election in #Taiwan, the #KMT is going for a deep-blue campaign with the fear of #war as its core element. There's a pungent note of Beijing-appeasing #MaYingJeou in all of this. Voters should not fall for this nonsense. Taiwan will not get peace by submission, but lose its #freedoms and #civicrights for sure. Not that the KMT would care about that...
Keep in mind that only #China wants war.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5046220
With today's deadline for candidates to register, January's presidential #elections in #Taiwan are moving a whole lot closer.
As predicted by me earlier on, opposition parties #KMT and #TPP could not agree on a common ticket. Too much feel of self-importance on both sides there.
As for the running mates, the choices are very telling: #KoWenje has gone for an offspring of one of Taiwan's richest dynasties, #HouYuih has opted for deep-blue reactionary #JawShaukong.
Very telling indeed. 1/2
Taiwan’s top two opposition presidential candidates were supposed to meet to decide on who would lead an alliance ticket. Instead, they engaged in on-stage insult-trading, political grandstanding and, at times, off-topic ranting, beamed to the island of some 23 million people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/24/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-unity-ticket-implode/?utm_content=bufferc3338&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #houyuih #kowenje
@yaohsi
Curious how this blue and white ticket is going to work. #KoWenje will not be ready to play the second fiddle or follow any script or orders from the #KMT. And the latter is unlikely to take a step back and let someone else but #HouYuih be the face of their campaign and push for power.
The arrogance of a formerly autocratic party versus the arrogance of one guy: These magnetic poles may easily tear this uneasy coalition apart. #Taiwan #elections #FarEast
Będzie wspólny kandydat opozycji na Tajwanie?
Teoretycznie to może wywrócić wszystkie przewidywania dotyczące wyborów prezydenckich w styczniu. W parlamencie Demokratyczna Partia Postępu (DPP) raczej nie ma szans na utrzymanie większości, ale dotychczasowe sondaże dawały wygodną przewagę jej kandydatowi na prezydenta - Williamowi Lai Ching-te.
https://wp.me/p3fv0T-fJG #POLECANE #Tajwan #wybory #opozycja #KMT #TPP #sojusz #DPP #WilliamLai #TerryGou #KoWenJe #HouYuIh
Taiwan's China-friendly opposition parties are joining forces to take on the front-running ruling party in January's presidential election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/15/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-opposition-presidential-ticket/?utm_content=buffer36d1f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #elections #laichingte #dpp #kuomintang #kmt #houyuih #kowenje #terrygou
KMT i TPP zawierają sojusz wyborczy?
Przedstawiciele KMT i TPP oświadczyli po poniedziałkowym spotkaniu liderów, że będą "wspierać się nawzajem i maksymalizować liczbę miejsc" w parlamencie, aby "pogłębić demokrację." To wszystko ładnie brzmi, ale są moim zdaniem są dwa poważne problemy na drodze "wspólnego frontu."
https://wp.me/p3fv0T-fGQ #TPP #KMT #DPP #wybory #sojusz #prezydent #parlament #WilliamLai #KoWenJe #HouYuIh #POLECANE
With #TerryGou entering the presidential "race" (aka #election) in #Taiwan, there are three candidates now arguing how to best appease #china:
Gou has massive business interest in China with Hon Hai and #Foxconn.
#KoWenye blabbers on about one family on two sides of the Straight (domestic abuse issues seem obvious in said *family*).
And #HouYuih as the #KMT's official candidate advocating for smooth relations traditionally.
Bunch of submissive muppets!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/28/terry-gou-foxconn-founder-taiwan-presidency-china-ties
Kuomintang ma swojego kandydata na prezydenta
Hou Yu-ih wystrzega się przed ujawnieniem swoich poglądów na temat Chin, czy sposobów radzenia sobie z napięciami między Pekinem a Waszyngtonem i podejrzewam, że nie prędko poznamy jakiekolwiek konkrety.
https://wp.me/p3fv0T-f8M #HouYuIh #KMT #DPP #wybory #Tajwan #WiliamLai #KoWenJe #TPP
William Lai zgłasza swoją kandydaturę na prezydenta Tajwanu
Podobnie jak w ostatnich wyborach w 2020 roku, które DPP wygrała zdecydowanie mimo przegranych półtorej roku wcześniej wyborów samorządowych, obiecując przeciwstawienie się Chinom, stosunki z Pekinem będą prawdopodobnie głównym tematem kampanii wyborczej, zwłaszcza że Chiny zwiększają presję.
https://wp.me/p3fv0T-eU5 #WiliamLai #Tajwan #prezydent #wybory #DPP #KMT #HouYuih