TAIPEI -- Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won Saturday's presidential election after a tight three-way race, giving the China-skeptic party an unprecedented third consecutive term in office since democratic polls for the presidency were introduced in 1996.
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Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, of the Democratic Progressive Party, attends a rally in Taipei after his victory in the Jan. 13 election. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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