TAIPEI -- Taiwanese voters have given President Tsai Ing-wen's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a drubbing in local elections, but analysts say victory for the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) will not necessarily translate into similar gains in the presidential election due in early 2024.
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Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu and President Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party until its drubbing in local elections on Nov. 26. (Source photos by Kyodo and Getty Images)
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