CEC gears up for 2020 presidential and legislative elections

2020/01/02

The circulation, comment, report, release or review of all polls for the upcoming ROC (Taiwan) presidential and legislative elections is prohibited starting 12 a.m. Jan. 1, 2020, till 4 p.m. Jan. 11, according to the Central Election Commission.
 
 Citing the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act and Civil Servants Election and Recall Act, the CEC added that no campaigning or electioneering activities are allowed on polling day.
 
 The restrictions apply to election candidates, political parties, poll agencies, media outlets and the general public, the CEC said, adding that violators are subject to a fine of NT$500,000 (US$16,592) to NT$5 million.
 
 Representing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, President Tsai Ing-wen will seek a second term with former premier Lai Ching-te as her running mate. Tsai is the first woman in Taiwan to hold the country’s highest office, winning with 56.12 percent of the vote in 2016.

 Representing the main opposition party, the Kuomintang, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu and his vice presidential pick Chang San-cheng are expected to be the Tsai-Lai ticket’s major challenger. They are joined on the ballot by People First Party Chairman James Soong, who is running with Sandra Yu.
 
 According to the CEC, 647 candidates will compete for the Legislative Yuan’s 113 seats. In January 2016, the DPP claimed 68 seats to become the majority party for the first time, followed by the KMT, 35; New Power Party, 5; PFP, 3; Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, 1; and independent, 1.

Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)