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President Tsai @iingwen has offered her resignation as @DPPonline
— Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤 @ryanhk.bsky.social (@rhokilpatrick) November 26, 2022
chair to take responsibility for today's devastating losses for the party.
This act of contrition will intensify competition among competing factions to choose her successor ahead of the 2024 presidential race. pic.twitter.com/iMz6hCZ0ho
To me, both are reminders of how the peaceful transfer of power and faith in democratic processes is essential for stability. As a young democracy facing authoritarian aggression, Taiwan understands this well.
— Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤 @ryanhk.bsky.social (@rhokilpatrick) November 26, 2022
It's something older, complacent democracies seem to have forgotten.
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#Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-Wen resigns as party leader after election loss
— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) November 26, 2022
Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party as threats from China took a backseat to more local issues. pic.twitter.com/AoOXmuZIMz
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses. Voters overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island. https://t.co/lCZd1RTnDK
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 26, 2022
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