Taiwan government follows chief’s resignation
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TAIWAN’S government resigned en masse yesterday following the ruling party’s defeat in the island’s local elections.
The Kuomintang lost across Taiwan at the key polls on Saturday, with government chief Jiang Yi-huah quitting hours after the disastrous result.
In the wake of Jiang’s resignation, Taiwan’s 81-strong government formally stepped down yesterday.
“Executive Yuan” members will continue to serve as caretakers until a new line-up is selected by the next chief, who is likely to be chosen by Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou in the next few days.
Although Jiang defended the performance of his team, he admitted “voters were not happy.”
Analysts said Ma faced a difficult choice over who should be the next chief of the “Executive Yuan,” now that the opposition Democratic Progressive Party is in the ascendant.
The DPP took 47.5 percent of the votes cast across Taiwan, with the KMT on 40.7 percent.
Taiwan and China’s mainland split in 1949 at the end of a civil war.
Since Ma came to power on a mainland-friendly platform, frosty ties across the Taiwan Strait have warmed, leading to a tourist boom of mainland visitors to Taiwan as well as expanded trade links.
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