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Youth vote may be pivotal to outcome of Taiwan polls

Survey shows Tsai has more supporters aged 20 to 39; those over 50 favour Han, Soong

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Katherine Wei, Katherine Wei Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei

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In the run-up to Saturday's elections, each presidential candidate seems to have secured a sturdy base of support from voters in different age groups, a recent poll by Taiwan's TVBS news station shows.
President Tsai Ing-wen has more supporters aged between 20 and 39, while her rivals - Mr Han Kuo-yu from the Kuomintang (KMT) and the People First Party's James Soong are winning over voters aged over 50.
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