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Date: Oct 16, 2019

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We're less than 100 days away from Taiwan’s presidential election, which will be held on January 11, 2020.

Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election is about the survival of democracy for a population of 23 million. Beyond domestic policies, however, Taiwan’s upcoming elections will heavily influence the country’s relations with two superpowers: China and the United States.

The continuance of Taiwanese values and democratic freedoms might depend on whether Taiwan will see another four years under President Tsai Ing-wen of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) or elect the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Han Kuo-yu.

Third-party candidates are not included in our tracker, see methodology for details.    [FULL  STORY]