16 January 2016: Presidential and parliamentary elections in Taiwan
General elections were held in Taiwan to elect the President, Vice President and the Legislative Yuan. Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was elected President with 56% of the votes. Her main rival, Eric Chu, of the Kuomintang Party obtained 31% of the votes. The DPP also secured a majority in the legislature (44% of the votes and 68 seats in the 113-seat parliament). The success of Tsai Ing-wen, the first women in history to become president of Taiwan, and the win of the DPP in the parliamentary elections, might result in worsening relations with China. Beijing considers the island to be a rebellious province.
