The Presidential Office said that the survey result reflected a generally optimistic view of the nation’s overall development.
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/02/20
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The approval rating for President Tsai Ing-wen has risen 7.6
(By Central News Agency)
points to 41.4 percent, according to the latest poll conducted by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation released Monday.
The survey found 41.4 percent of the respondents approve of Tsai’s job performance, a 7.6 percent increase from the same poll last month.
You Ying-lung, chairman of the foundation, described the survey result as somewhat “peculiar”, while attributing the increase in the rating to a number of factors, including the government’s economic development initiative, Cabinet reshuffle, and pension reform plans. [FULL STORY]
