The China Post
Date: August 29, 2016
By: Christine Chou

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tuan Yi-kang (段宜康) yesterday apologized for criticizing Hualien voters on social media after they elected a Kuomintang mayor.

The controversy arose after Tuan posted a disparaging critique of voters as incoming results showed the DPP losing the election in Hualien.

Tuan said in a post on his Facebook page soon after the Saturday election: “I can pretend to respect the election results, but I cannot pretend that I do not look down on those voters.”

Tuan deleted the post a short while later, but screenshots began quickly making the rounds online. The lawmaker apologized for his controversial remarks but not without criticizing political bribery.     [FULL  STORY]