Taiwan’s China-friendly Nationalist Party has elected its first female leader after ousting her as its presidential candidate ahead of the January elections that were won by pro-independence rivals.
The Kuomintang had ditched Hung Hsiu-chu as her abrasive style and strongly pro-China positions were seen as alienating voters.
The veteran legislator and former teacher was elected as leader over three other candidates on Saturday March 26,2016 and likely faces a difficult time rebuilding the party after its January electoral defeat.
Hung Hsiu-chu takes over from Eric Chu, who was the party’s eventual presidential candidate and who resigned as party chairman after the defeat.
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