TAIPEI -- After weeks of political horse-trading, it will be a three-way race for the presidency of Taiwan after registration for the election closed on Friday afternoon.
Winner of Jan. 13 election will succeed Tsai Ing-wen and set course for island democracy

From left: Taiwan's presidential contenders Hou Yu-ih, Lai Ching-te and Ko Wen-je. Their race has been compared to giving voters "a choice between war and peace." (Source photos by Reuters)
TAIPEI -- After weeks of political horse-trading, it will be a three-way race for the presidency of Taiwan after registration for the election closed on Friday afternoon.