Election win for Taiwan's nationalists - 12 Jan 08

Taiwan's opposition Nationalist party has declared victory in the island's parliamentary election.

The Kuomintang (KMT) party is set to pick up 81 seats in the 113-seat parliament.

Its win is likely to improve its chances of ousting the ruling Democratic Progressive party in March's presidential election.

David Hawkins reports from the capital, Taipei

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[banzaidawan]

Obbyto: Plenty of dumbasses in Taiwan voted for Chen Shui-bian in 2000 and 2004, just like Americans who voted for Guantanamo Bush twice. Anyway, they get what they voted for and thus suffer the consequences. Hope they've learned their lesson and won't repeat their MISTAKE again in March 2008.

[tangnath]

Firstly, the PRC is technically not a "communist" state, but a one party, somewhat socially authoritarian state with a hell of a more capitalist economy than we do in the West.

Secondly, how you and I see Human Rights is different from how other people see what Human Rights is.

[Deuszxable]

Ppl from the mainland can already vote from village and town level, stop daydreaming please.

[CHENPEIYI1989]

Btw, any election victory by Pan-Blue Forces will certainly affect the pro-democratic forces in Mainland. By halting Taiwan's Independence, the KMT has brought time for us to engage the CCP. If the DPP is in power, CCP will certainly use this as an excuse to stifle democratic demands. Furthermore, the Taiwanese compatriots should know its the party who aim missle at Taiwan not us, the Mainland people, since the 'People's Liberation Army' reports to the Party, not to the People.

[TheCreationchick]

excuse me! no one is going to teach anyone a lesson! Taiwan is an independent country that the United States has has a treaty with that we would support them . . until Jimmy Carter messed it up and broke his promise because he was a coward and he thought it would be easier to break his promise to a little country that treats its citizens with dignity and freedom . . instead of standing up to a country that kills its own citizens and does not allow the freedom to even vote for what they want.

[faruk606]

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[pleasantlysurprising]

Taiwan better behave or the world will teach Taiwan a big lesson that Taiwan will never forget.

[roydosan]

The DPP are Taiwan nationalists the KMT are Chinese nationalists - big difference!

[becher]

aljazeera western media! dumbass.

[BrookerStooker]

BTW,

Chinese can't vote!

That says it ALL!

[BrookerStooker]

trust me, Chinese government are much worse!

China: killing its own people, most recently at March 14th.

Taiwan: no killings after 1947 massacre.

[hank280275]

I am from Taiwan. You called me Chinese or Taiwanese, I don't really care. But, I called myself Formosan lol Formosan...