Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-26
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The latest public opinion poll shows that 44.7 percent of Taiwanese people feel satisfied with President Tsai Ing-wen’s handling of major issues, a 7.6 percent drop
compared with last month’s poll.

Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation published the survey results on Monday, which showed a drop of 7.6 percentage points from last month in the satisfaction level that Taiwanese people have over President Tsai Ing-wen’s handling of major issues.

The drop was even more acute if compared with the same poll in May, when President Tsai was sworn into office, showing a decline of 25.2 percentage points.

Premier Lin Chuan fared worse, with the poll revealing that 40.9 percent of Taiwanese people don’t think his administration is capable of solving problems, against 34.6 percent who think otherwise.     [FULL  STORY]