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Winning 58.45 per cent of the vote, Taiwan's opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou won Saturday's presidential election by around 17 points over his ruling party rival Frank Hsieh, the central election commission announced.-- PHOTO: AP
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TAIPEI - TAIWAN'S opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou surged to a landslide victory on Saturday in a presidential election dominated by concern over the economy and hopes for better ties with China. 'This is a victory for people who hope for change and openness and reform,' he told his jubilant Kuomintang (KMT) supporters after trouncing ruling party chief Frank Hsieh by around 17 percentage points.

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