Taiwanese voters go to the polls Saturday to pick a president and legislature in an election shaped by ever-shifting threats from political and military rival China.
About 18 million people are eligible to vote in a democracy that emerged from authoritarian rule more than two decades ago. Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party has a large lead in the polls against Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang and James Soong of the People First Party.Taiwan’s sticky relationship with China, the biggest economy in Asia and the Eastern Hemisphere’s only major power, is the top issue, as is typical in Taiwanese presidential elections.
Tsai, 63, a U.S.- and London-educated former law professor, is seeking a second term after becoming Taiwan’s first female president in 2016. She has criticized Xi’s January speech and voiced support for the Hong Kong protesters. Her words are meant to remind voters they need a strong president to keep China at bay, political analysts in Taiwan believe. She and the DPP advocate stronger autonomy for Taiwan, short of declaring outright independence.
The Taiwan government’s official 2019 GDP growth forecast rose to 2.64% over the year, which helped push economic issues lower on the 2020 campaign agenda.
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