Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/10
By: Lin Chang-shun, Liu Shih-I, Chen Yi-hsuan and Emerson Lim
Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Taipei District Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from
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Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei mayoral candidate Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) seeking to annul the result of last year’s Taipei mayoral election.
Ting was defeated by independent incumbent Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) by 3,254 votes in the election held on Nov. 24, 2018.
He requested a recount four days later and filed a case to have the result annulled when the recount did not go in his favor. However, Ting lost 303 votes as a result of the recount, leaving him with 3,567 fewer than Ko.
Ting can appeal the decision. [FULL STORY]
