TAIPEI -- The Kuomintang's "Blue Sky with a White Sun" flags outside its head office in Taipei echo the flag of the Republic of China itself, in a reminder of how the organization was once synonymous with power in Taiwan. The gray building, however, is a noticeable downgrade from the KMT's home until 2006 -- an imposing structure opposite the presidential palace that was sold under a cloud of controversy over ill-gotten assets during the party's authoritarian rule.
A Kuomintang supporter waits for an election rally to begin in January. The party went on to lose its third straight presidential race. © AP
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