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After triple blows, can Taiwan’s grand old party Kuomintang revive its fortunes?
The party is suffering post-election blues after three successive losses in the presidential polls. A major obstacle stands in the way of its comeback efforts.
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KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih on the campaign trail in Kaohsiung on Jan 10. He received about 33 per cent of the vote on Jan 13.
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TAIPEI – The finger-pointing began as soon as the elections were over.
Days after Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), lost its presidential bid for the third time running on Jan 13, party members called for the immediate resignation of their chairman Eric Chu.
