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Taiwan Elections 2024: The Global Spotlight on Democracy and Security

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Taiwan's recent elections have grabbed global attention as voters make a historic choice. Find out how the outcome will shape Taiwan's future and international relations!

Taiwan's recent elections have been closely watched by the world as the self-ruled island made a decisive statement on its future. Vice President Lai Ching-te emerged victorious, securing a third term for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and defeating opposition hoping for closer ties with China. As Beijing continues to assert its stance on reunification, Taiwan's democratic values and sovereignty have been reaffirmed by millions of voters.

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World reactions to Taiwan election (Reuters)

Following are reactions by some foreign leaders and other officials to the result of Saturday's election in Taiwan, won by the ruling Democratic Progressive ...

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Taiwan election 2024: First-time voter says task is 'super important ... (SBS)

About 19.5 million people are eligible to vote as polls open in Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections.

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Taiwan's election result will influence security dynamics and pose ... (ABC News)

Taiwan is voting today to choose its next president. As the election result becomes clear, Canberra will have some delicate decisions to make.

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Taiwan votes for a new president against a backdrop of growing ... (CNN)

Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday in a closely watched election that could reverberate far beyond its shores after years of growing threats from Beijing, ...

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In Taiwan's election Saturday, who are the 3 candidates trying to ... (PBS NewsHour)

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) โ€” Taiwan is holding its presidential election on Saturday, a race that China has called a choice between war and peace.

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Taiwan elections 2024 live: Voters to choose successor to Tsai Ing ... (Aljazeera.com)

The self-ruled island of Taiwan is choosing a new president and parliament in a closely-watched election.

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Voting begins in Taiwan's critical elections watched closely by China (Reuters)

TAIPEI/TAINAN, Taiwan, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Polls opened on Saturday in Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections which China has framed as a choice ...

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China calls Taiwan's 2024 election a choice between peace and ... (CBS News)

Taiwan is set to pick a new president in an election China says will see the democratically governed, U.S.-allied island choose between peace, and "war and ...

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Taiwan election 2024: First-time voter says task is 'super important ... (SBS)

Polls opened in Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections which China has framed as a choice between war and peace and are happening as Beijing ...

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Millions of Voters Head to Polls as Taiwan Election Gets Under Way (Voice of America)

Taiwanese people line up to vote outside a polling station in Taipei, Jan. 13, 2024. Taiwanese are voting Saturday for a new president in an election that could ...

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Taiwan elections latest: Crucial vote enters final hours (Nikkei Asia)

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's elections on Saturday have been billed as a defining moment for the self-ruled democracy, in the shadow of Chinese demands for unif.

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Taiwan election 2024: Young voters back 'honest' alternative in ... (SBS)

Vice President Lai Ching-te hopes to secure a third term for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). · He faces two challengers to the presidency, Hou Yu- ...

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Voting begins in Taiwan elections that will shape island's future (Nikkei Asia)

TAIPEI -- Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. Saturday for Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections -- a high-stakes contest that will shape the.

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What might happen in Taiwan's election and what the outcome ... (Reuters)

TAIPEI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Polls closed on Saturday for Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections. The outcome should be clear by later on Saturday ...

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Taiwan's 2024 presidential, legislative elections - Focus Taiwan (Focus Taiwan News Channel)

Voters in Taiwan headed to the polls Saturday to choose a new president and vice president as well as the legislators who will represent them over the next ...

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Polls close in key Taiwan election held amid looming threats from ... (FRANCE 24)

Beijing slammed frontrunner Lai Ching-te, the current vice president, as a dangerous "separatist" in the days leading up to the poll, and on the eve of the ...

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Taiwan elections 2024: Polls close as voters pick president, MPs (Aljazeera.com)

Vote count under way, with results expected in a few hours after high expected turnout.

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Vote counting starts in key Taiwan election amid threats from China (The Guardian)

Beijing has criticised frontrunner Lai Ching-te as a 'separatist' as it seeks to intimidate self-ruling island.

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Taiwan elections latest: Polls close, counting begins (Nikkei Asia)

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's elections on Saturday have been billed as a defining moment for the self-ruled democracy, in the shadow of Chinese demands for unif.

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Taiwan election: Voters head to polls with China relations at stake ... (BBC News)

With updates from Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, Tessa Wong, Celia Hatton and Shaimaa Khalil in Taipei; Laura Bicker and Stephen McDonell from Beijing.

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Polls close as voters pick new president in tight, three-way Taiwan ... (SBS)

Vice President Lai Ching-te hopes to secure a third term for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). · He faces two challengers to the presidency, Hou Yu- ...

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Taiwan choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and ... (NPR)

TAIPEI, Taiwan โ€” Polls closed Saturday after Taiwanese cast their votes for a new president and legislature in an election that could chart the trajectory ...

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Taiwan's ruling party candidate wins pivotal presidential election (Financial Times)

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive party won an unprecedented third term in office on Saturday as voters ignored China's warnings against electing DPP ...

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Ruling-party candidate emerges victorious in Taiwan's presidential ... (9News)

Beijing strongly opposes Lai, the current vice president and a member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP. Lai and incumbent President Tsai ...

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Lai Ching-te, from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party, set ... (CNBC)

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party on Saturday won an unprecedented third-straight presidential term.

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World reacts to Taiwan election as China says reunification 'inevitable' (Aljazeera.com)

Beijing says its stance on reunification remains unchanged as world leaders congratulate William Lai Ching-te.

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Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (BBC News)

The move has angered Beijing which reviles Mr Lai and his pro-sovereignty party.

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Taiwan election 2024: Democratic People's Party wins third term in ... (The Australian Financial Review)

Taiwan's governing DPP has secured a historic third term in power as voters rejected an opposition which wants closer to ties with China.

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MAC urges China to 'respect' Taiwan's election results - Focus Taiwan (Focus Taiwan News Channel)

Taiwan, Jan. 14 (CNA) Taiwan's top government agency handling cross-Taiwan Strait affairs has called on Beijing to "respect" the results of the presidential ...

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William Lai, who China sees as 'troublemaker', wins Taiwan election ... (BBC News)

The opposition Kuomintang party concedes after a partial count shows the DPP candidate in the lead.

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Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential ... (NPR)

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled ...

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Will China try to meddle in the U.S. election? Taiwan offers some ... (NBC News)

An internet-based propaganda campaign failed to convince voters in Taiwan to pick Beijing's favorite presidential candidate Saturday, potentially showing ...

Taiwan elections (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

Australia congratulates Dr Lai Ching-te on his victory in the Taiwan elections held on 13 January.

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There are three key challenges facing Taiwan's next government. A ... (ABC News)

Beijing despises the winner of Taiwan's election, Lai Ching-tei, calling him a separatist and a troublemaker. But it can't ignore the message voters are ...

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Taiwan election: In Taiwan's presidential election, China is the loser (Vox)

Beijing has branded incoming president Lai Ching-te a "troublemaker" for his pro-sovereignty stance.

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Ruling-party Candidate Wins Taiwan's Presidential Election (Voice of America)

Beijing strongly opposes Lai, the current vice president and a member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP. Lai and incumbent President Tsai ...

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Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te wins Taiwan's presidential ... (CBS News)

The result in Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary election will chart the trajectory of relations with China over the next four years.

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