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saminfujisawa OP t1_iybrl2w wrote

Reply to comment by Em_Adespoton in Attention turns to presidential poll after Taiwan ruling party thrashing by saminfujisawa

No idea, but there is more support for KMT than DPP, broken out it looks like this:

https://i.imgur.com/oce9vsF.jpg

Interestingly, KMT is pro-One China/unification and DPP is pro-Taiwan independence. So not sure if that played a role.

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Rox_Potions t1_iych7io wrote

Not really. These are local elections and cross-strait issues don’t matter that much.

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BrianC_ t1_iybuubj wrote

KMT is pro One China as that was the status quo for years. That is very different from unification. They should not be lumped together.

The DPP is also not really pro Taiwan independence.

To both parties, Taiwan's relationship with China is a wedge issue. It's used to divide and increase voter fanaticism.

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