Taiwan electionsTaiwan's presidential front-runner faces potential coalition
Lai Ching-te also must watch Foxconn founder Terry Gou's wild-card candidacy
From left to right, Taiwanese presidential candidates Lai Ching-te, Hou Yu-ih, Ko Wen-je and Terry Gou. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by Hideaki Ryugen)
TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer
October 13, 2023 14:18 JST
TAIPEI -- With the election three months away, Taiwan's opposition candidates are running up against a sturdy barrier in their race for the presidency as the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's candidate maintains a comfortable lead in opinion polls.