2020 ELECTIONS / DPP retains legislative majority, KMT gains seats

Focus Taiwan
Date: 01/11/2020
By: Joseph Yeh

Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday maintained its majority in the Legislature, giving it a clear path to maintaining complete control of the government for the next four years.

The DPP won 61 seats, compared with the 68 it won in 2016, giving it a cushion of four seats about the 57 seats needed to claim a majority in the 113-seat Legislature, according to estimates.

While the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) won 38 seats, three more than four years ago, the DPP will have ideologically aligned smaller parties and independents it can count on if it needs additional votes on legislation.

The New Power Party kept its presence with three seats and the Taiwan Statebuilding Party took one seat, and four of the five independents are also part of the pan-green (pro-DPP) camp.
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