| Autor: |
Yu-Shan Wu |
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American Journal of Chinese Studies; Apr2024, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p73-81, 9p |
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Taiwan's presidential-cum-parliamentary elections of January 2024 broke the traditional pattern of power turnover that happened every eight years (or two presidential terms). The political pendulum was stopped. The elections also brought about a Legislative Yuan devoid of a majority party. The direct cause of these two phenomena is to be found iii the rise of a significant third political force, Ko Wenje and his Taiwan People's Party (TPP). It was Ko's injection into the presidential race that divided the opposition and foiled the KNIT's aspiration to stage a political comeback. It is also because of the TPP's strong showing iii the party vote and the proportional seats it received that the party could play the role of a pivot, a veto player iii the new Legislative Yuan. Whether the Ko Wen-je phenomenon will last and the TPP thrive remains to be seen. A comparison with James Soong and his People First Party (PFP) is made. Reversion to the old system is deemed a likely outcome. The political implications of the elections are twofold: domestically the newly elected president will collide with the parliament over cabinet formation; externally mainland China is bound to put even greater pressure on Taiwan now that a pro-independence president has been elected. Voters extended the DPP government's mandate but put restrictions on its powers. This is the framework within which difficult decisions have to be made iii the following four years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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