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Taiwan opposition leader resigns after poll defeat

TAIWAN'S major opposition Democratic Progressive Party yesterday accepted its chairwoman's resignation following her defeat in Saturday's leadership election.

Tsai Ing-wen's resignation will take effect on March 1.

Tsai told a party meeting that she was "a lifelong DPP member" and would not leave the party.

In her concession speech on Saturday night, Tsai, 55, said she would "shoulder the responsibility of the failure" and offered to resign as party chief.

Tsai's term as chairwoman will expire in May, but she upheld the DPP tradition of the party chief resigning after the party losing a major election.

A DPP spokesman said Tsai will analyze her failures, complete a report on the DPP's continued reform and transformation, and tour Taiwan to thank her supporters before her resignation takes effect.

In the island's fifth leadership election since 1996, Tsai lost to incumbent Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou by a margin of nearly 6 percent, or 800,000 votes. Ma, 61, secured a second term in office.



 

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