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Taiwan president race up for grabs as parties lack front-runners

DPP at sea after election losses, but Kuomintang not positioned to capitalize

Supporters of Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Han Kuo-yu of the opposition Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, at a campaign rally for local elections, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Nov. 23.
Supporters of Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Han Kuo-yu of the opposition Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, at a campaign rally for local elections, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Nov. 23.   © Reuters

TAIPEI -- Voters delivered a strong rebuke to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's Democratic Progressive Party in Saturday's local elections, yet the outlook for the 2020 presidential race remains hazy as both main parties lack good candidates.

Premier Lai Ching-te apologized for the election results, calling them a "sign of dissatisfaction with our policy" in a Monday morning emergency news conference. But he also said he would stay on.

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