Taiwan’s Legislative Elections, January 2008: Implications for U.S. Policy

Kerry Dumbaugh

Taiwan’s Legislative Elections, January 2008: Implications for U.S. Policy

On January 12, 2008, Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), suffered a crushing defeat in elections for the Legislative Yuan, the national legislature. The DPP won only twenty-seven seats in the new 113-member body, while the opposition Kuomintang Party (KMT) gained a hefty...