The Kuomintang announced on July 15 that Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu will represent it in the 2020 presidential election. It continued Han’s meteoric rise, which has been helped by an extremely loyal core of supporters. So who are these loyal Han fans?
Like most of the past presidential elections, experts think cross-strait issues remain the dominant factor set to impact the election result. Since the DPP continues to campaign under the promise of defending Taiwan’s sovereignty, the 2020 presidential race may be a battle between the anti-unification camp and forces favoring unification with China.
The Kaohsiung mayor will take on President Tsai Ing-wen in a 2020 general election set to be defined by evolving trends never before seen in Taiwanese politics.
Taiwan’s intrigue-laden KMT primary will soon produce a presidential candidate—but the party’s power players will continue to jostle for position behind the scenes.
As Taiwan’s DPP and KMT prepares to select their candidate for Taiwan’s upcoming 2020 Presidential Election, both camps have run into a political deadlock.