Before Taiwan’s first new parliament commences this Friday on 19 February, perhaps it is timely to ask, what the real changes are, and can the changing dynamic really reform Taiwan’s Legislature?
The results are a snapshot of the legislative elections as a whole, but several trends emerged that might tell more about Taiwan politics in the future…
就向蔡英文的演說所提及的，在5月20日正式上任前的四個月，蔡英文將好好地完成交接工作。而這對她的百萬支持者來說，早已迫不及待那天的到來。
As recent events point out, Taiwan has a long way to go towards changing its views about its own standing in the world. Becoming globally relevant is not only a matter of the economy and diplomacy, but it is a matter of identity.
Nearly 2 million people voted for parties that were left out of the final makeup of the legislature. Though some of these 14 unsuccessful parties attracted meaningful levels of support, none surpassed 5% nationally, so at the end of this process, their supporters’ votes would appear to be discarded.