Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential And Legislative Elections: What Happened And What It Means

Thursday, January 25, 2024
Hoover Institution | Stanford University
On behalf of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and its National Security Task Force the Hoover Institution invites you to Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential and Legislative Elections: What Happened and What It Means on Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM PT.
On January 13, the Taiwan voters delivered a split verdict: the DPP’s Lai Ching-te won the presidential election and secured an unprecedented third consecutive term for the ruling party. But 60 percent of voters cast ballots for someone else, and the DPP lost its majority in the legislature. The biggest shift in voting patterns was the rise of third-party candidate Ko Wen-je, the former mayor of Taipei, who received 26 percent of the vote and did especially well among young voters. Ko’s Taiwan People’s Party will also hold the balance of power in a closely divided legislature.
In this event, three panelists discuss what happened, why it happened, and what it means for Taiwan’s domestic politics, cross-Strait relations, and the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region.

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22:15 22:19 That vocal-fry is deadly.

[@hikerJohn]

At what point do they say what it all means?

[@kahayse]

Either Tiffany doesn't know what DEI is or I don't. There is no way that DEI is a top concern among young Taiwanese.

[@minminsun2149]

US should learn from Taiwan how to have the fair elections.