2016 Taiwanese General Election - Taiwan elects first female president Saturday January 16,2016

Tsai Ing-wen elected first woman President of Taiwan

Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan’s main opposition party will become the island’s first female president after the ruling Kuomintang conceded defeat in polls Saturday, as voters turned their backs on closer China ties.
“I’m sorry... We’ve lost. The KMT has suffered an election defeat. We haven’t worked hard enough and we failed voters’ expectations,” said KMT candidate Eric Chu addressing tearful crowds at the party’s headquarters in Taipei.
The vote count is continuing but live television figures from polling stations show Tsai has secured a historic landslide victory, with around 60% against 30% for KMT candidate Eric Chu
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen announces her election victory to the media at their party headquarters in Taipei

 

  Eric Chu (C), presidential candidate from the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), speaks to supporters as he concedes defeat in presidential polls outside the party headquarters in Taipei