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第15任總統副總統及第10屆立委選舉結果11日揭曉，民進黨大獲全勝，晚間總統候選人蔡英文（中）、副總統候選人賴清德（左2）、現任副總統陳建仁（右2）、總統府秘書長陳菊（左）及黨主席卓榮泰（右）一同登台，向支持者揮手致意，表達感謝。(圖：中央社)

 蔡英文總統成功連任，美國國務卿蓬佩奧(Mike Pompeo)今天(11日)發出聲明表達祝賀，也讚揚台灣再次展現民主力量。蓬佩奧表示，感謝蔡總統帶領台美建立強健夥伴關係，並在壓力下仍維持兩岸穩定。

台灣總統大選11日登場，蔡英文總統以大幅度差距擊敗國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜，成功獲得連任。蓬佩奧隨即發出聲明，祝賀蔡總統連任成功。

蓬佩奧表示，美國也恭賀台灣再次展現強健民主制度的力量。他說：「台灣健全的民主制度、自由市場經濟與蓬勃公民社會，使台灣成為區域典範及世界一股良善的力量。」

蓬佩奧指出，美國人民及台灣人民不僅僅是合作夥伴，也是同一個民主社群的成員，彼此因相同的政治、經濟和國際價值觀緊密結合。他強調，台美都珍惜憲法保障的權利與自由，努力培育由私領域帶領的成長及創業，並積極成為國際社會中的正向力量。

蓬佩奧說，美國感謝蔡總統帶領台灣與美國建立強健關係，也讚許她在面對持續不斷壓力下，仍致力維持台海兩岸的穩定。

蓬佩奧表示：「在她(蔡總統)領導下，我們希望台灣持續為追求民主、繁榮並致力為人民提供一條更好道路的國家，樹立亮眼的典範。」

countries: 台灣 美國

people: 卓榮泰 陳菊 陳建仁 賴清德 蔡英文 韓國瑜

title: 蔡總統連任 美國務卿讚台灣再次展現民主力量


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總統蔡英文11日以突破800萬大關的歷史性高票贏得2020總統大選，她11日晚間向全國人民發表談話時表示，能夠領導台灣這個國家，是她畢生最大的榮幸。(圖：中央社)

 台灣今天(11日)舉行大選投開票，香港名小說家董啟章說，恭喜台灣，這是台灣人民的勝利。

董啟章說，「蔡英文說：『這就是民主的滋味。』這種滋味我們(香港人)什麼時候才能嚐到？」

董啟章今晚在臉書表示，「恭喜台灣！你們示範了什麼是民主、自由、自主、自尊。今晚不只是蔡英文和民進黨的勝利，也是台灣人的勝利。雖然台灣面對種種困難，未來也不會輕鬆，但至少你們擁有最基本也是最重要的東西——眞正的民主制度。」

董啟章指出：「只有民主制度才能帶給人民長遠的希望。香港青年之所以被迫走上非常的道路，全因我們被剝奪了我們應得的民主。為了爭取我們應有的民主，我們必須堅持下去，努力不懈。五大訴求，缺一不可。光復香港，時代革命。台灣加油！香港加油！」

countries: 香港 台灣

title: 大選開票 香港名小說家：台灣人民的勝利


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行政院發言人Kolas Yotaka（谷辣斯．尤達卡）。(資料照片/CNA)

 總統及立委選舉結果大致底定，總統蔡英文競選連任一路領先，行政院發言人Kolas Yotaka(谷辣斯．尤達卡)表示，依照憲政慣例，在新國會產生後，內閣將循例擇日總辭。未來閣揆人事將尊重總統職權。

至於總辭的時間點，行政院長蘇貞昌幕僚表示，新國會將於2月1日上任，將考量立法院通過109年總預算的狀況，擇日提出總辭。

Kolas表示，過去3年多蔡英文總統領導有方，再加上前行政院長林全、賴清德打下穩定的基礎，這一年來蘇貞昌接手帶領行政團隊，以有魄力、高效率、接地氣的政風，讓人民真實感受到「有政府，會做事」。

Kolas說，政府積極推動福國利民的政策、堅定守護產業，捍衛主權，3年多來的努力看見成果，今晚人民就以選票回應政府。也因為持續獲得人民支持，相信未來的行政團隊也會更加認真，不負台灣人民所託。

people:
蔡英文
賴清德
谷辣斯．尤達卡
蘇貞昌
Kolas Yotaka

title: 政院：新國會產生後 內閣將循例總辭


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香港眾志更改組織宗旨：推動民主與進步價值。(臉書)

 香港泛民主派年輕政治組織香港眾志更改組織宗旨，由「推動香港民主自決」改為「推動香港的民主與進步價值」。

眾志今天(11日)發表聲明指出，他們8日召開成員大會，通過決議更改組織章程，組織設立的宗旨將由「推動香港民主自決」改為「推動香港的民主與進步價值」。

聲明表示，這次改動綱領是令其更概括闡述眾志的工作方針以及計畫，聚焦於強化公民社會、團結民主力量、推動進步價值，進一步鞏固香港民主運動的根基。

聲明指出，香港眾志投身於抗爭運動，也致力推動國際關注香港議題，並時刻關注日後的香港前途問題。

聲明並表示：「香港眾志在未來的日子定竭盡全力，在光復香港的征途上與眾人並肩，對抗暴政，直至黎明到來的一天。」

聲明以「香港人，反抗」作結。

香港眾志是一批年輕政治人物在「佔中」運動後成立的組織。他們的核心人物包括黃之鋒和周庭等，過去在參加立法會或區議會選舉時都被選舉主任取消參選資格，理由是相信他們當選後不會履行基本法的規定。

眾志政綱中的「推動香港民主自決」，被北京方面視為等同推動「港獨」。

events: 參選 選舉

title: 香港眾志更改組織宗旨：推動民主與進步價值


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行政院長蘇貞昌11日晚間在臉書發文表示，台灣民眾一起為自由民主的台灣寫下新的一頁。(圖取自蘇揆臉書)

 第15任總統副總統和第10屆立委選舉結果出爐，由執政的民進黨獲勝。行政院長蘇貞昌今天(11日)晚間在選舉結果大致底定後透過Line官方帳號和臉書發文表示，「無論你支持誰，我們今天一起為自由民主的台灣寫下新的一頁。」蘇揆並代表行政團隊感謝所有人民的支持、批評和鼓勵。

蘇貞昌表示，2020的總統立委選舉順利結束，國人同胞用手中神聖一票做決定、為國家的未來發聲。人民是頭家，他要代表行政團隊，感謝所有人民頭家的支持、批評和鼓勵。

蘇貞昌說，無論你支持的是誰，我們今天一起為自由民主的台灣寫下新的一頁。選舉的結果已經揭曉，未來4年，蔡英文總統會繼續帶領國家，繼續為福國利民努力、為大家的幸福打拚，繼續照顧長輩、疼惜下一代、繼續守住主權、繼續守住滷肉飯。

他表示，選舉是一時，團結台灣、迎向新時代的工作不會停止，明天之後，「我們繼續團結為國家打拚，讓台灣更美麗。」

people: 蘇貞昌 蔡英文

title: 2020大選順利落幕 蘇揆：團結台灣工作不會停止


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香港眾志秘書長黃之鋒。(資料照片/中央社)

 針對台灣大選，香港眾志祕書長黃之鋒今天(11日)晚上表示，恭喜台灣，台灣人民用選票捍衛他們的寶島。

黃之鋒在推特上也說，恭喜蔡英文總統和她所領導的民進黨。

黃之鋒表示，今天，大多數的台灣民眾選擇他們的命運，保衛他們的民主和自由，更重要的是，對中國共產黨的專制侵犯說「不」，台灣人民也向世界展示他們抗拒北京「一國兩制」的謊言。

黃之鋒指出，做為自由世界的兩個前線，香港和台灣將繼續合作，成為抵抗中國恫嚇的最親密盟友。

countries: 台灣 香港 中國

title: 大選開票  黃之鋒：恭喜台灣


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安卡拉的土耳其亞太研究中心主任喬拉克奧盧。(圖：中央社)

 台灣總統選舉底定。土耳其亞太事務專家認為，中國對台軍事威嚇與外交打壓會一如既往，將繼續干預台灣與國際的連結。現階段兩岸關係料無正面進展，但也不會成為區域問題。

國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜今天(11日)晚間8時40分左右上台發表感言，承認敗選。他已致電蔡英文總統，也呼籲蔡總統為人民開拓幸福、安居樂業的好日子。

安卡拉的土耳其亞太研究中心(Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies)主任喬拉克奧盧(Selcuk Colakoglu)指出，過去一段時間以來，中國向來是台灣選舉中，藍營和綠營的一項主要議題。

安卡拉大學(Ankara University)亞太研究中心(Asia-Pacific Research Center)主任頓達爾(Merthan Dundar)認為，在2018年台灣地方選舉中，民眾對經濟問題的關切程度壓過中國議題，使得民主進步黨失利。

兩人都表示，2019年年中爆發的香港「反送中」民主示威遭到鎮壓，改變了台灣總統選舉的主軸。

喬拉克奧盧說，中國發生的問題，尤其在香港，「似乎令台灣民眾，尤其年輕人，變得更加反中國」。

他告訴中央社記者，北京提出也將對台灣採行與其統治香港、澳門相同的「一國兩制」政策，「香港去年年中以來的抗議浪潮令台灣民眾憂心和恐懼。經濟利益不足以為台灣未來帶來和平穩定的希望，台灣民眾在這方面關切日增」。

他表示，與此同時，中國政府在新疆維吾爾自治區的再教育營政策廣受批評，北京的處理手法同樣令台灣民眾焦慮不安。

頓達爾向中央社表示：「相關的發展(指香港抗議潮遭到鎮壓、維吾爾人遭受迫害)改變了台灣大選主軸，從經濟取向轉變為更加關注未來、更加關注中國影響力的取向。兩岸關係變得(對選戰)更具主導性。」

兩人也都認為，此一進展對於現任總統蔡英文的選情較為有利。那麼，蔡總統連任，台灣海峽兩岸關係將如何發展？

喬拉克奧盧指出，民進黨執政下的兩岸關係已然緊繃，蔡總統連任，這當然不是北京樂見的情況，但他不預期台灣的政策及受到牽動的兩岸關係會發生任何立即性的改變。

他提到，除了中國對台灣的軍事威嚇、打壓台灣外交處境將會「一如既往」之外，北京也會繼續干預台灣與國際的連結，「例如部分iPhone用戶遭到移除台灣的國旗表情符號，這類干預可能會逐漸增加」。他認為，相關發展恐怕都會升高台北和北京的緊張與不信任。

值美國和中國貿易戰方興未艾之際，華府對於兩岸關係的立場將會更加堅定。喬拉克奧盧說：「現階段兩岸關係存在風險，既不會朝非常正面的方向進展，但也不會成為問題。」

countries: 台灣 土耳其 中國 澳門 美國 香港

events: 選舉 敗選 反送中

people: 韓國瑜 蔡英文

things: iPhone 經濟

title: 土耳其專家：台灣大選後北京打壓料將一如既往


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2020總統大選11日晚間篤定由總統蔡英文（中）、民進黨籍副總統候選人賴清德（右）勝選，蔡總統在國際記者會中表示，她會帶著建設性批評，開啟下個任期，就算政黨立場不同，也會有合作空間。(圖：中央社)

 2020年選舉結果出爐，蔡英文總統以超過800萬高票成功連任，鋼鐵與塑化兩大傳產火車頭，表達希望未來4年政府以拚經濟為重心，塑化業擔憂台灣在亞太地區邊緣化問題，而鋼鐵業則盼望放寬一例一休。

台塑化董事長陳寶郎表示，經濟發展一直是全台民眾最關心的重點，大家都希望過著富裕日子，盼望蔡總統連任後，未來4年可以全力衝刺經濟，「不要嘴巴上講會照顧人民生活，卻一點作為也沒有」，拿出實際執行魄力，只要有作為，民眾都會有感。

他進一步說，台塑化是以外銷為導向的企業，對於國際競爭變化相當關注，眼看東南亞已經形成自由貿易區，緊接著，中國、日本與韓國達成共識，三方擬於今年11月簽署區域全面經濟夥伴協定(RCEP)，身為業界，憂慮台灣被邊緣化的危機迫在眉梢，盼望政府慎重看待亞太各個區域自訂優惠關稅，卻沒有台灣一席地位的困境。

鋼鐵股王世紀鋼董事長賴文祥則是建言一例一休適度放寬、增加彈性，以營造業為例，有時候遇到連續下雨11天無法上工，好不容易盼到放晴追趕工程進度，結果碰到一例一休制度，勞工只能上班6天、有1天必須強制休假，導致工程遇到種種因素而延誤。

他建議，應該給予勞方自由選擇是否加班，若資方願意多付加班費的情況，員工自願性選擇加班上班，無疑是雙贏格局，所以希望未來新政府針對勞基法可以適度修正，採取更務實方式讓勞資雙方都滿意。

工商團體方面，中小企業總會理事長李育家表示，蔡總統於元旦談話時提及要極力發展兆元產業，企業界期盼政府積極培植電子業、人工智慧(AI)及5G等產業，帶動台灣經濟成長，也刺激中小企業發展。

工商協進會理事長林伯豐指出，希望蔡總統能夠引領台灣進步，提出明確、實質的財經政策。台商回流加上企業加碼投資，讓台灣用電需求大增，工商界期盼能夠解決台灣缺地、缺電、缺人才等五缺問題，同時適時調整能源政策，確保台灣供電無虞。

工商界對新任政府也提出多項建言，林伯豐建議，政府應持續推動稅制改革，舉例來說，政府擴大產創條例優惠範圍、延長適用年限，取消不合時宜的非油氣類貨物稅等。

林伯豐還說，希望政府能夠再度檢討一例一休政策，化解勞資對立，賦予政策更多彈性，像是提升加班時數上限至60小時，「勞方可以賺取加班費，也解決資方人力需求」。

countries: 韓國 台灣 中國 日本

people: 蔡英文 賴清德

title: 蔡總統連任 產業界盼務實經濟 檢討一例一休


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WSJ：解決貿易爭端 美中將每半年會談。 (路透社/達志影像)

 美國華爾街日報(WSJ)今天(11日)報導，美國和中國已經同意，針對推動兩國改革以及解決爭端，舉行每半年一次的會談。

報導指出，這項每半年一次的談判將於1月15日宣布，是美中兩國簽署第一階段貿易協議的一部分；不過，將與任何第二階段談判分開處理。

報導指出，這些談判的努力將由美國財政部長梅努欽(Steven Mnuchin)以及中國國務院副總理劉鶴領導。

報導指出，已經進行貿易戰一年多的美中雙方，正考慮將這談判過程命名為「廣泛經濟對話(Comprehensive Economic Dialogue)」。

中國方面已經證實，劉鶴將於13日到15日前往美國，以簽署第一階段貿易協議。美國總統川普(Donald Trump)也在9日指出，美中雙方將立即展開第二階段談判。

countries: 美國 中國

title: WSJ：解決貿易爭端 美中將每半年會談


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台灣總統大選結果塵埃落定，民進黨的蔡英文成功以800多萬票獲得連任。蔡英文確認勝出後舉行國際記者會，發表勝選講話，提到在兩岸關係上，台灣和平穩定的承諾不會改變，但兩岸都有責任確保台海穩定，「和平、對等、民主、對話」是兩岸重啟穩定發展的關鍵。蔡英文強調，選舉結果清楚反映，台灣人拒絕一國兩制，民選的政府不會屈服於威脅和恫嚇。

蔡英文在當地時間晚間9時見記者，首先感謝所有選民，強調選舉結果是民主的實踐。她向對手韓國瑜、宋楚瑜致意，她會帶著建設性的批評，開啟下一個任期，雖然彼此立場不同，但未來仍有政黨合作的空間。她承諾不會因勝利而放棄反省，「過去有成績但也有不足，做不夠的、來不及做的，會做得更好、做得更多。」

和平對等民主對話   是兩岸重啟穩定發展的關鍵

談到兩岸關係，她指出，即使在中國的軍事恐嚇下，過去三年來政府都致力守護台灣的主權。面對中國嘗試改變台海現狀，例如一國兩制，會繼續建立足以捍衛台灣的防衛力量。

她強調，過去4年她對台海關係的和平穩定的承諾不會改變，但強調不是單方面可做到，兩岸都有責任確保台海穩定，「和平、對等、民主、對話」是兩岸重啟穩定發展的4個基礎，「和平是中國必須放棄向台灣的軍事威脅；對等是雙方都不否認對方的存在；民主是由2300萬台灣人決定台灣的前途；對話是雙方都能坐下來談兩岸關係發展。」

她重申，作為民主的社會，民選的政府，不會屈服於威脅和恫嚇，只有互相尊重，才是開啟良性互動的契機。

受到來自中國對台的持續施壓

有記者問到，可以短期內從民望低迷反彈甚至當選，是否要多謝習近平在香港問題上的處理。蔡英文指今次的選舉結果清楚表示，台灣人拒絕一國兩制，她會在民意基礎上處理兩岸關係，用適當的態樣和方法，給中國知道台灣人的期待和堅持。

有記者問到中國如今在外交上刻意孤立台灣，是否增加了台灣在國際社會面對的挑戰。蔡英文承認受到來自中國對台灣持續的施壓，外交上遇到不少挑戰和困難，但在過去3年，台灣一直與有共同理念的夥伴在重大議題上尋求共識。作為印度太平洋地區的重要成員，會致力將農業、海事、技能等知識經驗與友國分享，在人道救援、環保承諾等方面作出貢獻，促進印太地區人民的福祉，強化這方面的努力「希望能夠與各個國家維持地區和平，能夠視台灣為可靠夥伴。」

她表示，即使面對受打壓，相信台灣是足夠成熟、建立在人權之上的國家，會捍衛民主價值，繼續擴大與歐盟的人權對話，擅盡作為國際成員的責任。台灣會繼續秉持「不挑釁不冒進」的原則，盡最大努力維持台海和平。「台灣不是麻煩製造者（trouble maker)，現在不是，將來也不是。」

她呼籲對岸政府可以在互相尊重的前提下重啟對話和協商，和平對等處理歧異，「我這個要求相信是合情合理、切實可行，就看北京是否會釋出同等善意了。」

countries: 台灣 香港 歐盟 印度 中國

people: 蔡英文 韓國瑜 習近平 宋楚瑜

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 和平 太平

title: 【當選記者會】蔡英文：台灣人拒絕一國兩制　民選政府不會屈服於威脅恫嚇 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞


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台灣大選落幕，民進黨蔡英文獲逾 800 萬票成功連任總統，中國官媒《環球時報》今晚刊出題為《莫張狂應是蔡英文和民進黨的座右銘》的社評，指「陸強台弱」的趨勢將持續，「大陸綜合實力變得越來越強不可阻擋，台灣實力與大陸的差距只會一天天繼續拉大」，籲蔡英文和民進黨「認清和順應事實」，「如果要把台灣帶向相反的方向，他們必將成為被兩岸社會共同唾棄，並最終受到報應的歷史罪人。」

《環時》亦於微博轉載該篇社評，下面最多人讚好的網民留言是：「哈哈哈哈环球你们就不能面对现实么」，第二多讚好的留言則是「『他们必将成为被两岸社会共同唾弃 』 这句话是怎么写出来的 蔡英文赢了 而且是大赢」。

《環時》今晚刊出社評，指「台灣地區領導人和民意代表選舉」今天舉行，而蔡英文將以超過半數的得票率實現連任。文章批評，蔡英文和民進黨憑藉執政資源，「使用了毫無底線的方式打壓對手」，例如通過「反滲透法」，「大肆渲染來自中國大陸的『威脅』，同時抹紅國民黨候選人韓國瑜」。

countries: 台灣 中國

people: 蔡英文 韓國瑜

title: 官媒社評籲蔡英文認清「陸強台弱」現實　內地網民留言：《環時》你們就不能面對現實麼 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞


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全國矚目的台北第三選區「雙帥之爭」，國民黨蔣萬安以11萬2千多票，連任立委成功，民進黨吳怡農則獲得將近10萬票落選，兩人得票差距1萬3千票，大約是6%。吳怡農發表敗選感言，過程中不斷哽咽，甚至有支持者不斷高喊「選市長」。吳怡農表示，這次「敗選就是敗選了」，代表他還不夠好，未來還是會繼續堅持「壯闊台灣」的理念。

吳怡農現身，原本氣氛低迷的競選總部，台下支持者「農夫」、「農婦」振奮歡呼，大喊選市長。吳怡農一上台便先說了聲「謝謝」，接著哽咽拭淚了好一陣子，才接著說已有致電蔣萬安，向他道賀。吳怡農表示，蔣萬安打了場很厲害的選戰，謝謝他展現君子風度，支持者則不斷在台下吶喊「你好棒！」。接著吳怡農感謝他80多歲的舅舅，在他剛出來參選時就不斷支持他，還幫他搬40多箱的水，吳怡農的舅舅也趕緊上台安慰他，對他說「加油」。聯訪時，吳怡農感謝每個支持他的選民及對他毫無保留的家人、團隊，並說剛剛留下的眼淚是「感動的淚水」，對於自己做的不夠好的地方，他感到相當抱歉，不過還是希望大家對這場選戰感到驕傲。對於下一步的規劃，吳怡農表示，投入公共事務的決心絕對不會因為這場選仗而澆熄，「壯闊台灣」是四年前當公民記者就許下的，會繼續朝這條路往前走。至於支持者不斷要他｢選市長｣，吳怡農則回「這是選票高的人才有資格說的話」，但未來不會鬆懈，能讓台灣更好的事，他都會努力去做。這次選情是超乎預期還是感到失望？吳怡農回應，沒贏就沒贏，沒有藉口。黨內有很多重要前輩都來替他加油，但終究還是落敗，會從敗選中再接再厲、繼續努力。至於吳怡農不斷譴責的國民黨籍退降吳斯懷還是進了國會，吳怡農說，希望吳斯懷進國會能拋下他之前做過的事，努力堅持站在台灣這邊、做對的事，也希望各立委能建立更好的制度，保護國家安全。（民視新聞網／劉芳妤 報導）

events: 敗選 參選

people: 吳斯懷 蔣萬安

title: 快新聞／「雙帥之戰」吳怡農惜敗 「農夫農婦」高喊「選市長」


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桃園立委選區六個區票開結果出爐，第二選區民進黨首次參選的黃世杰，打敗前桃園縣長吳志揚，讓不少人意外。但力拚連任的第四選區立委鄭寶清沒守住，由國民黨的市議員萬美玲拿下，總計這回在桃園，民進黨和無黨合作一共拿下三席。

選民熱情鼓掌，桃園市長鄭文燦率領六位立委候選人向選民致謝，民進黨和無黨合作，這回在桃園守住三個席次。鄭文燦指出「運鵬是我們國會當中中壯世代的標竿，順利獲得連任，這也代表選民對他有所期許」。鄭運鵬則向選民喊話，「我們桃園起飛的年代要持續下去，感謝大家的支持，我們繼續為桃園努力，為台灣努力」。這回民進黨在桃園立委選舉，除了鄭運鵬打敗國民黨前立委陳根德，第二選區也由政治素人，律師出身的黃世杰，打敗了國民黨的前桃園縣長吳志揚。第三選區中壢區則由末代中壢市長魯明哲拿下；第四選區，由市議員萬美玲拿下。第五選區，由國民黨的呂玉玲連任成功，第六選區則是由無黨籍趙正宇，打敗轉區參戰的陳學聖。而曾任桃園市政顧問的黃世杰首次參選，擊敗吳志揚成為一大亮點，替民進黨守住一席。他表示「希望將來能夠不負這個選區所有選民的付託，在國會裡面可以好好來發揮我的專業，跟爭取更多建設」。落敗的吳志揚則展現風度，表示「黃律師擔任這個立委，一定要疼惜這個區域民眾的情感，然後努力做功課，把這個地方好好的提升，恭喜他」。上回2016年桃園立委選戰，民進黨和趙正宇合作拿下四席，讓原本藍海一片的桃園慘輸。這回民進黨掉一席，雖不滿意但還能接受，也期待年輕一代立委帶給桃園新氣象。（民視新聞／綜合報導）   延伸閱讀             守住蔡英文故鄉 屏東兩席立委民進黨全贏            中市立委兩大驚奇 陳柏惟、莊競程翻轉藍營

people: 黃世杰 鄭文燦 吳志揚 鄭運鵬 陳根德 鄭寶清 陳學聖 魯明哲 趙正宇 萬美玲 蔡英文 呂玉玲

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 屏東 成功 桃園縣 中壢

title: 桃園綠白合作守住三席 政治素人黃世杰成大黑馬


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2020大選落幕，民視快新聞特別邀訪國立中正大學政治系專任教授陳光輝。陳教授的專業在於民意與民意調查、公民文化與教育，以及政治社會化等。陳光輝指出，民進黨對亡國感的操作，使得在選舉中焦點並不在國內政策的討論，這點較讓人憂心。同時，陳光輝也表示，台灣選民結構已經開始產生變化，每年都有新選民加入投票行列，而年老世代則離開。雖新選民的加入使得小黨得以從中換得生存空間，但目前選制依舊是非常不利於小黨。

針對本次民進黨對亡國感的操作，陳光輝表示，中國因素與亡國感本就存在，且會持續存在，然而，讓人較為憂心的是，在整個選舉過程中，對亡國感與中國因素的持續討論，使得國內政策反倒缺乏關注。談到立委選區陳光輝坦言，台中市第二選區台灣基進陳柏惟擊敗國民黨顏寬恒讓他感到意外，陳光輝認為，之所以會有如此結果，除了和陳柏惟個人的媒體影響力有關外，就是因為對手顏寬恒家族與韓國瑜交好，而韓國瑜選票開得差，以至於產生連帶影響。並且，陳光輝指出，根據整體觀察，選民結構開始發生變化，每一年都會有新的選民加入投票行列，並且有年老世代離開。陳光輝強調，每4年一次的選舉約莫就會出現6%的新選民，這些選民有別於傳統，將提供小黨生存空間。然而目前選制依舊對小黨相當不利，比例代表制部分應有所改革，增加不分區名額，但陳光輝認為涉及修憲相當不容易。（民視新聞網／鄭皓中 報導）

people: 韓國瑜 顏寬恒 陳光

title: 快新聞／基進陳柏惟成最大黑馬  政治系教授陳光輝：顏寬恒受韓國瑜拖累


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2020大選結果今（11）晚全數出爐，總統蔡英文以壓倒性勝利贏得連任，民進黨國會驚險單獨過半拿下61席，國民黨38席、台灣民眾黨5席、時代力量3席，台灣基進1席，無黨籍5席，國會共113席。東海大學政治系教授沈有忠受訪時分析，民進黨這次在區域立委大幅贏得勝利，是主打下架吳斯懷、反送中等抗中保台議題發酵；相對於民進黨，高雄市長韓國瑜本身行為、不分區提名人吳斯懷的強勢態度，沒辦法讓藍營的區域立委選情升溫，即使民進黨在地方大多是小幅度獲勝，全面加總後就變成大獲勝的結果。

民進黨主大議題發酵 藍營未善用情勢民進黨這次在區域立委大幅贏得勝利，沈有忠分析，主因為主打下架吳斯懷、反送中等抗中保台議題發酵，受到很大成果；相對於民進黨，高雄市長韓國瑜本身行為、不分區提名人吳斯懷的強勢態度，沒辦法讓藍營的區域立委選情升溫，「國民黨本來2018九合一時有好的起點，結果競選荒腔走板」，再加上中國議題壓迫，使得藍營區域立委開高走低，一路挨打。沈有忠說，即使民進黨在地方大多是小幅度獲勝，全面加總後就變成大獲勝的結果。民進黨國會過半 需思考與小黨合作、減緩改革衝擊而民進黨在國會中還是單一過半，沈有忠指出還是穩頂多數，不是剛好過半，而是有相對席次，預估將維持過去四年一致政府的型態，但他也提醒民進黨，「不要忘了2018年改革太快、太急、太猛，造成地方潰敗」，加重對於小黨的談判合作、思考與民眾黨的互動，都是民進黨應注意的。藍贏兩大黨在不分區贏得席次接近，不過政黨票民進黨減少，國民黨增加，沈有忠分析是受到香港議題、中國打壓大環境使然，「民進黨母雞表現民粹極化，使得整個國民黨選情看似崩盤，仍守住基本態勢」。綜合以上，接下來四年的國會運作格局，民進黨如何重新提出有感的改革方案，不要對既得利益者造成很大的傷害，是值得觀察之處。立法院長由誰出線 蔡其昌、游錫堃都是可能人選由於民進黨單獨掌握國會，因此下屆立法院長將再由民進黨推出人選擔任。沈有忠認為，現任立法院副院長蔡其昌接掌此職的可能性與正當性高，不過以副市長身分出來競選市長也不無可能，而且很加分。另外，列入民進黨不分區、在此次大選中擔任護國保台助選團團長的游錫堃，也是極有可能出線的人選。民眾黨躍升第三大黨 影響2022、2024民眾黨則在此次大選中一鳴驚人成為第三大黨，沈有忠指出，因民進黨單獨過半，現在看來民眾黨很難發揮籌碼，「柯文哲喊出多黨不過半，民進黨現在仍過半，自家動員就夠了不用合作，但柯掌握台北市資源，掌握一定選票，在2022地方選舉、2024總統大選都有一定影響力」，呼籲民進黨把眼光放遠，爭取合作，確保在重要法案上能以懸殊比例通過，才是穩健作法。親民黨未能接收泛藍選票 泡沫化可預期相較民眾黨異軍突起，親民黨則是未過政黨票5%門檻，面臨泡沫化，沈有忠說：「宋楚瑜表明是終局之戰，除非戲劇性的像郭台銘這種有錢有知名度的人去接黨主席，否則上屆宋的100多萬得票率已是極致，親民黨泡沫化是可預期的。」親民黨雖仍能領政黨補助款，但沒在培養人才，在韓國瑜極化的競選方式下，本應順勢接收一些知識藍、經濟藍選票，沈有忠指出：「如果選擇跟王金平合作，王金平其實也一直在等，或是說服郭台銘參選，就可以發揮黨的力量」，親民黨現在要思考新的黨主席要找對人，否則「應該就要再見了」。時力表現不俗 首重整合黨內路線時代力量的得票結果則是出乎意料的好，席次雖從五席減為三席，但經歷先前黨路線分裂，今得票率仍有8%，勝過上屆，沈有忠表示，現在時力要趕快把分歧路線整合，而無緣下屆國會的黃國昌仍能發揮影響力，並在這個基礎上善加運用國會中這僅有的三席。中間、年輕選票重視政見 中國影響減弱可能採徹底手段至於選民行為對於國會席次的影響，沈有忠認為，年輕人不斷在增加、老年人選票不斷減少，因此民進黨在一例一休、年改的方向上絕對不會有問題，問題在於執行的第二階段不要讓人有剝奪感，「兩邊基本鐵票，就是不管提什麼人、什麼政見，鐵票都會支持，而中間選民就是會看你的政見，也因此中間與年輕選民流向蔡，是韓國瑜自己造成的。」沈有忠指出，從此次選舉可見，台灣民眾台灣意識普遍，中國對台影響慢慢減弱，「這不一定是好事，中國會發現完全沒法影響台灣選舉，說不定會用更嚴峻的方法、更徹底的封殺，讓台灣在國際條件更險峻。」現行選制不利小黨 團結施壓才有望國會改革沈有忠直言，現下選制對小黨不利，國會改革確實是該思考的問題，但對兩大黨而言當然不會想改革，「這是很無解的」，小黨拿不到權力就無法在選制上改革，除非團結在總統大選上提供壓力，否則兩大黨不正視，將永遠只是「聞樓梯響，不見人下來。」（民視新聞網／陳渝涵報導）

events: 反送中 參選 選舉

people: 王金平 柯文哲 蔡其昌 蔡英文 黃國昌 宋楚瑜 韓國瑜 吳斯懷 游錫堃

political-parties: 親民黨 時代力量

title: 快新聞／抗中保台議題發酵！政治系教授分析綠營國會獨大：在地方小幅獲勝，全面加總後變大勝


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2020總統立委大選今（11）日晚間終於落幕，總統蔡英文不僅以超過8百萬選票設下「小英障礙」，此次投票率更高達74.9%，相比2016年上漲了8個百分點，數字背後也彰顯台灣選民滿滿的「亡國感」。

攤開我國歷屆總統大選投票率，一路從2000年82.6％跌至2008年76.3％，2016年更是下探至66.2％，沒想到此次在「香港反送中事件」、「下架吳斯懷」等事件影響下，讓投票率止跌回升至74.9%，其中選舉人數1,931萬1,105人、投票人數有1,446萬4,571人。另外，區域立法委員選舉人數有1,880萬6,913人、投票人數1,412萬9,999人，投票率75.13%，而全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉人數1931萬2,105人，投票人數1,445萬6,293人，投票率也有74.86%。值得注意的是，民進黨連續兩屆國會席次過半，對比上屆共得68席，下降7席。國民黨上屆35席，本次反提升3個席次。另外，上屆搶下3席的親民黨這次則1席全無，僅勉強過3%；時代力量上屆5席，本屆掉了2席；無黨籍今年共有5席，較上屆上升4席。新成立的台灣民眾黨一口氣搶下5個席次，成為本屆小黨黑馬。上屆尚未成立的台灣基進今年則有1席區域立委，不分區政黨票僅過3%，未能搶下不分區席次。（民視新聞網／綜合報導）

countries: 台灣 香港

events: 反送中 選舉

people: 蔡英文 吳斯懷

title: 快新聞／2020年投票率止跌回升 上漲多達8個百分點


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2020總統大選落幕，民進黨總統當選人蔡英文狂奪817萬票，順利連任第15屆總統。不過選舉結束卻是挑戰的開始，蔡英文過去4年最受爭議的就是一例一休和年改議題，本次選舉，國民黨也利用這個議題不斷追打蔡英文。東海大學政治學系教授沈有忠指出，未來4年，一例一休和年金的第二階段改革，是蔡英文必須思考的問題。

在本次總統大選失利的國民黨籍韓國瑜曾在10月17日（拋出參選隔天）說要廢除「一例一休」 ，後又說「希望能夠重新調整一例一休」 。年改問題在黑鷹失事後又浮上檯面，韓國瑜也曾痛批蔡政府的改革政策太過粗暴，讓很多退休人員感覺被欺騙，甚至被污名化到抬不起頭來。韓國瑜在選前承諾，若當選必會找回人民與政府間彼此的互信，對年金改革政策一定會重新檢討。另外，全教總也曾擔心年改之後資金仍提前破產，或對新進公教人員不公平等 。對此，沈有忠指出，這的確是國民黨強調的地方，但基本上吃這些選票的人不會再多，年輕人會不斷增加、老年人不斷減少，這要「交給時代去解決」。沈有忠認為，蔡政府的改革方向基本上絕對不會有問題，但要如何讓「受傷的人」不要有明顯剝奪感，這是蔡英文第二階段改革必須去思考的問題。台大政治學系教授王業立則說，蔡政府過去推動年改，但勞保方面還沒有提出顯著改革，這是蔡英文未來四年必須面對的事。（民視新聞網／劉芳妤 報導）

title: 快新聞／一例一休、年改爭議 政治系教授沈有忠：蔡英文方向沒錯、需思考如何降低剝奪感


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第15任總統、副總統及第10屆立委選舉今天順利完成，中選會晚間公布選舉結果，由民主進步黨總統副總統候選人蔡英文及賴清德當選。回顧歷年6次總統直選，台灣誕生過4位總統，分別是李登輝、陳水扁、馬英九、蔡英文，發生兩次政黨輪替。透過表格中的折線圖，讓您一次看懂歷屆得總統大選，投票率和候選人得票情形。

台灣在1996年首度舉行總統民選，藍、綠、橘得票率消長一張圖一次看懂。（圖／民視快新聞製）回顧歷屆總統選舉，1996年中華民國首度正副總統公民直選，當時有4組候選人，國民黨由李登輝及連戰以54.00%的得票率，擊敗21.12%得票率的民進黨籍彭明敏與謝長廷；林洋港及郝柏村得票率為14.90%，陳履安及王清峰得票率為9.98%。2020年是宋楚瑜第五度參選。2000年總統大選，宋楚瑜因為與李登輝、連戰鬧翻而分裂，決定以無黨籍身份，與張昭雄搭檔參選，最後在泛藍分裂的情況下，以36.84%的得票率勝過國民黨提名的連戰與蕭萬長的23.10%，但仍以30萬票的差距敗給民進黨的陳水扁，「水蓮配」當年得票率為39.30%。值得關注的是，2000年的總統選舉投票高達82.69%，這也是台灣第一位有非國民黨籍總統，也是史上第一次政黨輪替，民進黨首次執政。同年3月31日，宋楚瑜競選團隊及支持者們在台北圓山飯店宣布成立新政黨，定名「親民黨」。前總統陳水扁。 （圖／翻攝自臉書）2004年連戰與宋楚瑜為了勝選而合體，尋求連任的陳水扁、呂秀蓮則在「319槍案」的爭議中以50.11%的得票率險勝「連宋配」的49.89%。時任總統候選人的連戰當晚疾呼「這是一場不公平的選舉，我們要提出選舉無效之訴」；現任總統蔡英文也在這一年加入民主進步黨，擔任不分區立法委員。陳水扁在執政後期弊案纏身，聲望跌落谷底，給了藍營重新執政的機會。2008年藍營「馬蕭配」以58.45%得票率（765萬9014票）高票當選，國民黨順利奪回政權。這一年民進黨因總統選舉敗選下野，蔡英文在黨聲勢低落時當選黨主席，是該黨首位女性黨主席。蔡英文2008年當選民進黨黨主席，2020年連任成功當選第15任總統。（圖／翻攝自蔡英文臉書）2012年蔡英文攜手時任民進黨秘書長的蘇嘉全代表民進黨參選，是台灣首位女性中華民國總統候選人，不過最後以45.63%的得票率，敗給馬英九搭檔時任行政院長吳敦義以「馬吳配」參選的51.60%，馬英九順利連任成功。馬英九2012年競選連任成功，蔡英文當晚21時許在板橋競選總部發表敗選感言，她當時說道「我知道此刻大家的心情，今天我相信有很多人原本期待勝利，但是現實不盡如人意；但是我要跟大家說，我們要堅強，我們一定要比誰都堅強，我們是民進黨，我們過去在面對挫折的時候從來沒有倒下過，以前不會，我知道這一次，這一次也一定不會。」前總統馬英九連任期間經歷油電雙漲、服貿協議等事件。馬政府第二任期期間歷經油電雙漲、633跳票、美牛事件、ECFA、洪仲丘事件，再到服貿協議引爆太陽花運動等，藍營聲望再度跌到谷底。2016年蔡英文攜手陳建仁，再次代表民進黨參選總統，以56.12%的得票率打敗藍營「朱玄配」的31.04%及橘營「宋欣配」的12.84%，這是史上第三次政黨輪替，也是台灣首位女總統誕生。2016年民進黨再度執政，並首次達成同時掌握行政及立法部門的「完全執政」。不過完全執政僅兩年多，民進黨在2018年九合一選舉直轄市與縣市長選舉中挫敗，從既有的13席銳減到6席，藍綠版圖大位移。近4任總統大選藍綠得票率。（圖／民視快新聞製）民進黨2018年的敗選重挫綠營士氣，蔡英文競選連任備受挑戰。不過美聯社日前報導提到，中共總書記習近平去年1月2日在「告台灣同胞書」發表40週年紀念會提出稱為「習5條」的對台工作綱領性講話後，蔡英文的聲望反彈回升，其中的關鍵因素正是中國國家主席習近平。2019年2月19日，尋求連任的蔡英文在接受美媒專訪時，表態要競選連任總統。歷經香港反送中風暴、韓國瑜挾著「韓流」民意崛起，蔡英文在這次選舉中狂奪817萬231票，戰勝38.61%的「國政配」及4.25%的「宋湘配」，順利取得連任。（民視新聞網／林柏安報導）

countries: 台灣 香港 中國 中華民國

events: 反送中 選舉 參選 敗選

people: 蔡英文 蘇嘉全 謝長廷 林洋港 宋楚瑜 賴清德 陳建仁 李登輝 陳履安 呂秀蓮 連戰 陳水扁 韓國瑜 習近平 彭明敏 蕭萬長 吳敦義 馬英九

political-parties: 民主進步黨 親民黨

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 板橋

title: 快新聞／蔡英文奪817萬票創史上紀錄！ 「一張圖」看懂台灣民選總統得票率消長


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全國矚目的台北第三選區雙帥之爭，國民黨蔣萬安以11萬2千多票，連任立委成功，民進黨吳怡農則獲得將近10萬票落選，兩人得票差距1萬3千票，大約是6%。

一看到吳怡農現身，原本氣氛低迷的競選總部，支持者振奮歡呼，大喊選市長。吳怡農首場立委之戰，確定以6%的差距敗給對手蔣萬安，開票五小時後，競總依然有300多位民眾苦苦守候，也讓吳怡農幾度哽咽，說不下去。吳怡農表示，「這麼多的障礙，我們知道只要我們站在一起，我們絕對會更好，我們的政治絕對會更好，我們知道我們的政治已經更好了，站在一起這條路，我們壯闊台灣這條路，團結台灣這個故事才剛開始」。吳怡農提到，第一時間就打電話恭喜對手，也一一感謝家人朋友、選民和競選團隊，另一頭蔣萬安的競總裡面，支持者歡欣鼓舞，搖旗吶喊。蔣萬安說，「不管四年前我第一次參選，或是這一次再次競選連任，我都堅持打一場正面的選戰，這一點我很自信的告訴所有鄉親，我做到了」。蔣萬安全家出動，妻子、兒子以及父親蔣孝嚴和母親，一同現身。蔣萬安以11萬2千多票，擊敗吳怡農的99539票，從選戰初期，這個選區就是全國矚目焦點，如今蔣萬安保住立委寶座，是否會在2022問鼎台北市長，他不願多談。吳怡農則說，「那應該是選票比我多的人才有資格說的話，我無論接下來什麼角色，堅持我們對公共事務的付出跟投入，這是我下半輩子，接下來每一天的工作，只要能夠讓我們政策更好的事情，我都會繼續去做」。兩位選將同樣高聲量，雙帥之爭儘管暫時告一段落，兩人的下一步各自怎麼走，必定也是萬眾矚目。（民視新聞／劉忻怡、沈培智、劉品薇、蔡明政 台北報導）   延伸閱讀             港湖女神高嘉瑜擊敗李彥秀 承諾開演唱會回饋選民            「太陽花女神」奇襲成功 賴品妤：台灣願意給年輕人機會

people: 蔣孝嚴 高嘉瑜 李彥秀 蔣萬安

title: 首度參選敗給強敵 吳怡農哽咽：壯闊台灣這條路才剛開始


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花蓮立委結果出爐，民進黨立委蕭美琴面對藍營內戰，但最後仍以相差7575票，敗給正藍戰將名號，捲土重來的前縣長傅崐萁。而國民黨的黃啟嘉不敵花蓮王的堅強實力，只拿到了17507票，發表敗選感言時，他雖然自嘲至少下架了民進黨，但遭到棄保，神情依然落寞。

鐵粉簇擁聲中，傅崐萁牽著妻子，花蓮縣長徐榛蔚振臂高呼，2020立委選舉，無黨籍的傅崐萁以64060票得以重返政壇和國會。鞠躬再鞠躬，傅崐萁夫婦臉上藏不住勝選喜悅，出發謝票前，還攜手比了個大愛心，現場氣氛和對手蕭美琴 競選總部形成強烈對比。登台宣布敗選前，支持者緊緊擁抱著蕭美琴，眼淚這時再也忍不住。花蓮立委選舉票數最終結果，現任的蕭美琴力抗傅崐萁，和藍營正式提名的黃啟嘉。原本外界推測，國民黨內戰可能導致票源分裂，但是蕭美琴依然以56485票，40.53%得票率輸給傅崐萁，而黃啟嘉則在三強中敬陪末座。而蕭美琴也趁著發表感言，真情告白。蕭美琴表示，「明知道這場是一個非常艱困、困難的選戰，但是在這過程當中，我感受到大家的溫暖， 雖然說（哽咽），今天的結果（加油），我相信在每一個落敗的背後，都會有新的機會，這是花蓮人的決定，也是花蓮人的選擇，我們給予祝福也尊重。我在這邊也要恭喜，當選的傅崐萁先生，未來花蓮的繁榮、未來花蓮的發展就由傅立委和徐縣長來承擔。」競選總部從場內到場外，加油聲從沒斷過。2016年蕭美琴蹲點十年後，以刺客之姿一舉讓花蓮，藍天變綠地，更拿下5成2得票率。而這次挑戰連任失利，但是居民對於蕭美琴，四年來的努力，銘記在心。不過另一頭黃啟嘉的身影更顯落寞。黃啟嘉表示，「我個人努力不夠，我覺得對提名我的中國國民黨，我表達深切的歉意，對於所有支持我的鄉親，我也表達深切的歉意，藍軍自動的一個棄保，我雖然希望是，國民黨提名的候選人，但是實際的情況不如人意，所以但還好 ，有讓綠營候選人當選，我想要恭喜傅崐萁前縣長。」儘管自嘲，成功下架民進黨，但黃啟嘉遭到棄保，依然成了內戰的最大犧牲者。（民視新聞／趙永博、葉郁甫、宋弘麟 花蓮報導）   延伸閱讀             蕭美琴起大早投票 稱平常心：結果交給花蓮人決定            不捨蕭美琴敗選 鄉親於臉書30分鐘湧近破5千留言

events: 選舉 敗選

people: 蕭美琴 徐榛蔚

taiwan-subdivisions: 花蓮 成功 花蓮縣

title: 花蓮立委變天 蕭美琴7575票惜敗傅崐萁


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第五度參選總統的親民黨主席宋楚瑜，這次得票數只有約60萬，比上一屆157萬少了許多，原先寄望的政黨票也沒能過5%門檻，立委全軍覆沒。但宋楚瑜相當平靜， 並感謝支持他的選民，至於四年後會不會再出來？宋楚瑜沒有把話說死，留給外界想像空間。

一句尊重選民的決定，親民黨總統候選人坦然接受敗選結果， 在副手余湘和不分區立委候選人劉宥彤、蔡沁瑜等人陪同下，發表敗選感言。宋楚瑜表示「我們創下了一個，讓我們自己很驕傲的紀錄，，時間最短，十一月到今天好像還不到三個月」。這是宋楚瑜第五次總統敗選，沒有落淚、沒有激情，反而相當平靜感謝選民，倒是他一出現到競選總部，支持者見到宋楚瑜激動飆淚，高喊「宋伯伯加油」。這次總統大選宋楚瑜拿下60萬票，得票率4.2%，比起2016年的157萬票少了超過一半，外界好奇下個四年還會不會再看到他？宋楚瑜回應，「不要去講以後四年，台灣未來四年過不過得去，是大家更應該關心的，不是關心我還要不要選」。宋楚瑜並沒有把話說死，但原本寄望的政黨票也大幅縮水，上一屆親民黨拿下79萬，得票率6.52%，分到3席立委席次，這一次只有51萬票，沒能跨過5%門檻，立委一席也分不到。宋楚瑜指出，「我所擔心的，如果親民黨黨團不在了，沒有人扮演煞車的角色。」被問到是不是因為民眾黨分票，宋楚瑜僅回答「對不起，對別人的事情我就不多講，再講的話，宋伯伯的脾氣有些時候萬一又冒了泡，不要讓我太失控」。講到民眾黨瓜分政黨票，宋楚瑜不評論，還開玩笑地說不要逼他失控，但問起趙少康選前之夜說「投宋就是支持蔡」，他又忍不住反酸國民黨，「對於那個操作，大家可以清楚看到，怎麼會提那樣的候選人，就是在那邊耍弄，所以不要擔心親民黨，三天兩天之後，另外一個黨面臨的問題可能又是新聞上很多」。第五度叩關總統府仍然失敗，連親民黨不分區都掛零，宋楚瑜和親民黨這下一步該怎麼走，都是挑戰。（民視新聞／李榮晉、李澤民 台北報導）   延伸閱讀             思念太太陳萬水 宋楚瑜戶籍遷往淡水投票

events: 選舉 敗選 參選

people: 宋楚瑜 劉宥彤 蔡沁瑜

title: 宋楚瑜總統選舉五戰五敗 親民黨立委全軍覆沒


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台中第三選區立委選舉結果出爐，尋求連任的洪慈庸挑戰失敗，而國民黨候選人楊瓊瓔這次捲土重來，以1000多票的差距險勝洪慈庸，其實兩人開票的票數都相當接近，雙方都不敢貿然宣布選舉結果，楊瓊瓔說感謝選民再次給她機會，重回立院，會珍惜服務機會，而不幸落敗的洪慈庸說，接下來會先陪陪女兒，她講到激動處還落下眼淚。

洪慈庸先恭喜對手楊瓊瓔贏得勝選，洪慈庸說自己努力不夠她不怪任何人，雖然自己落選，但她更開心，看到新生代新面孔，進入國會。洪慈庸表示，「所以大家不要失望，我們會繼續努力大家，也要對年輕人抱持更大的希望、鼓勵，我很開心看到很多年輕人，我很開心看到品妤、柏惟、競程、昶佐進到國會去。」對台灣的政治還是充滿信心，而洪慈庸的下一步，要先陪女兒小鹿。說到激動處，還是哽咽落淚，丈夫卓冠廷趕緊要記者別再問了，洪慈庸2016年對上楊瓊瓔，終止她6連霸立委之路，這次楊瓊瓔捲土重來，對地方扎根更深了，強調找的到看的到，面對這場選戰，卻也贏得艱辛。楊瓊瓔感謝支持者不離不棄，這三年半沒有離開。國民黨立委楊瓊瓔楊瓊瓔表示，「未來實踐競選承諾，中火機組汰舊換新，減煤四成，健康市民、富市台中。」面對記者詢問「復仇成功嗎」，楊瓊瓔笑了笑，因為這場選戰可真的不好打，算是險勝，重返立院。（民視新聞／許家程、黃信儒、徐秘康、李柏瑾 台中報導）   延伸閱讀             中市立委兩大驚奇 陳柏惟、莊競程翻轉藍營

events: 敗選 選舉

people: 洪慈庸 楊瓊瓔

title: 「下一步規劃先陪女兒！」洪慈庸含淚宣布敗選


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台北市南港、內湖區立委選戰，這回由有港湖女神之稱的民進黨議員高嘉瑜、挑戰國民黨的現任立委李彥秀，兩人勢均力敵、票數更是一路膠著。最後高嘉瑜以高出近7千票，如願讓港湖藍天變綠地，她當場承諾將一場免費演唱會答謝支持者，落敗的李彥秀則哽咽向支持者道歉，直說自己努力不夠。

興奮高喊凍蒜，高嘉瑜晚間七點半自行宣布當選，競選總部被近兩百位的支持給擠爆，一起歡慶港湖選區藍天變綠地。高嘉瑜表示，「我這一路以來，不管是擔任議員，或是現在有機會參選立委能夠當選，其實這整個過程中都可以看到，即使在內湖南港藍大於綠的艱困選區，也有機會來改變，只要問政的理念，是讓人民能夠支持肯定的，我覺得都可以去改變跟翻轉，這就是台灣民主化最驕傲的地方」。向黨內同袍和支持者道感謝，高嘉瑜喜悅寫在臉上。不過開票過程一路緊張萬分，互有高低，讓她幾度要宣布當選，卻又說再等等，最後還蹲下來和記者一起等待，終於還是等到了勝利的結果。高嘉瑜也說，「之前我曾經有講過說，如果當選的話再開演唱會唱歌給大家聽，我不知道這是回饋還是虐待，因為之前我的演唱會是賣票的，現在如果當選，有機會當然，等到我喉嚨好一點，希望可以唱歌開演唱會給大家聽」。承諾要開免費演唱會回饋支持者，笑稱不知是虐待、還是犒賞。不過高嘉瑜這回一共拿下12萬5138票、以6706票的差距，險勝尋求連任的李彥秀。而落敗的李彥秀，則在先生侯冠群和媽媽的陪同下出面，強忍難過心情向支持者到感謝。李彥秀指出，「我接受今天的結果，我也尊重所有港湖區居民的選擇，我的媽媽幾乎很少看見我，我的先生小孩其實從來沒有在家裡，正常陪他們吃一頓飯，從來沒有正常時間該陪吃飯，這21年來幾乎沒有，所以容許我做短暫的休息」。自認努力不夠，更決定好好休息陪家人。港湖連續兩屆都是議員成功挺進國會創下紀錄，2020這場雙姝對決，港湖女神確定勝出。（民視新聞／陳信瑋、薛嘉瑩、莊柏驊、呂炯緯 台北報導）   延伸閱讀             中市立委兩大驚奇 陳柏惟、莊競程翻轉藍營            「太陽花女神」奇襲成功 賴品妤：台灣願意給年輕人機會            林昶佐連任成功 惋惜夥伴洪慈庸、吳怡農落敗            首度參選敗給強敵 吳怡農哽咽：壯闊台灣這條路才剛開始

people: 高嘉瑜 李彥秀 林昶佐 洪慈庸 侯冠群

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 內湖區 南港

title: 港湖女神高嘉瑜擊敗李彥秀 承諾開演唱會回饋選民


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立委選舉結果出爐，民進黨選前宣示，要在韓國瑜執政的高雄「八仙過海」，如今說到做到，八個選區全由民進黨包辦，而且每區幾乎都是一路領先。

儘管已經被民進黨中央宣布當選，劉世芳還是相當謹慎，等到眷村票開得差不多，才敢正式宣布當選，也替民進黨八仙過海，拚上最後一片拼圖。民進黨選前喊出的八仙過海成真，不只劉世芳順利拿下艱困選區，高雄其他地區幾乎都是一開票就一路穩定領先，最終結果八席全上。民進黨候選人通通連任成功，在競選總部關注開票結果的選民，各個歡欣鼓舞。鳳山的許智傑儘管還有時代力量瓜分選票，依舊不負眾望。前年挾著市長大勝的氣勢，國民黨各方選將搶搭韓流爭取立委寶座，但最後沒能攻下城池，國民黨在高雄剎羽而歸。而民進黨這場立委選戰，贏得漂亮。（民視新聞／曾虹雯、黃美慧、廖錦雄、陳家祥 高雄市報導）   延伸閱讀             快新聞／高雄市第5選區民進黨李昆澤自行宣布當選            快新聞／高雄民進黨8席全壘打！ 劉世芳自行宣布當選            快新聞／星期一回歸高雄市政！韓國瑜宣布敗選感言：已向蔡總統祝賀，一定服從選舉結果

people: 許智傑 韓國瑜 劉世芳 李昆澤

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄市 成功 高雄 鳳山

title: 韓流退燒！高雄市民進黨立委「八仙過海」成功


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新北市第一選區立委之戰，戰況非常激烈，呂孫綾這次遭遇國民黨洪孟楷和時代力量張衛航的挑戰，形成三腳督的局面，結果呂孫綾力拼連任沒成，以近萬票差距，自行宣布敗選，該區域席次由國民黨洪孟楷拿下，成為藍營最年輕的立委當選人。

民進黨現任立委呂孫綾晚間八點多抵達淡水競選總部，向支持者鞠躬，哽咽宣布敗選。呂孫綾打起精神，勉強擠出笑容，給予選民溫暖的擁抱。呂孫綾力拼連任失敗，這一夜大家都不好過。今年新北市第一選區立委之戰，戰況激烈，由前立委郭素春之子洪孟楷，挑戰現任國策顧問呂子昌的女兒呂孫綾，被稱為政治家族的對決，不過這一仗，呂孫綾拿下11萬0162票，不敵洪孟楷的11萬9401票，以近萬票差距落敗！呂孫綾洪孟楷在媽媽、妻子陪同下宣布當選，現場歡聲雷動。首次出征就獲勝，洪孟楷磨刀霍霍，做好揮軍立院的準備。（民視新聞／林苡婕、邱顯復、王祥維、許宏超 新北市報導）   延伸閱讀             抗中保台！卓榮泰陪呂孫綾車隊掃街            快新聞／扳倒呂孫綾 新北第一選區洪孟楷自行宣布當選

people: 呂孫綾 卓榮泰 郭素春 呂子昌

taiwan-subdivisions: 淡水 新北市

title: 洪孟楷擊敗呂孫綾 成為國民黨最年輕立委


content_text: 美國祝賀蔡英文總統連任成功，也恭賀台灣再次展現其堅實民主制度的活力；台灣健全的民主制度、自由的市場經濟和朝氣蓬勃的公民社會，使台灣成為區域的楷模以及世界上一股良善的力量。美國人民和台灣人民不僅是合作夥伴，也是同一個民主社群的一份子，並由相同的政治、經濟和國際價值觀緊密聯繫著。我們都珍視由憲法保障的權利和自由、培育由私部門帶領的成長和創業精神，並積極成為國際社群的正向力量。美國感謝蔡總統帶領台灣與美國建立緊密穩固的夥伴關係，並肯定蔡總統在面對持續不斷的壓力下，仍致力於維持兩岸的穩定。在蔡總統的領導之下，希望台灣持續為追求民主、繁榮並致力於提供人民一條更好的道路的國家，樹立傑出的榜樣。

title: 快新聞／美國國務卿恭賀蔡英文連任 希望台灣致力於追求民主


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45歲好萊塢影星李奧納多狄卡皮歐（Leonardo DiCaprio），前陣子他和布萊德彼特共同主演電影《從前，有個好萊塢》，無懸念摘下第77屆金球獎電影喜劇類「最佳影片」，演技深受肯定。

▲今日的李奧納多是雅痞熟男，迷人魅力依舊。（圖／微博）

此外，近來媒體披露一則關於李奧納多的善行，在新聞報導出來後，網路上頓時引發討論。

據外媒指出，李奧納多去年12月30日時和名模女友搭遊艇玩耍，竟意外救了一個因為喝醉酒落水、在海中漂流高達11小時的24歲男子。

報導指出，男子酒醉跌落海中，他所屬的船隻立刻發出求救訊息，希望周遭的船也能夠協助找人。

正巧，李奧納多的遊艇接受到了這個訊息，便下令投入救援，於是便在日落前一小時，找到了那名落水男子，成功將他救起。現場的人透露，李奧納多的遊艇是當時唯一有響應呼救的船，且李奧納多一知道有人落水，直接果斷放棄原本要玩耍的私人旅行、選擇救人。

事後男子被救上船後，李奧納多也給他毛毯跟食物，而他也在看到李奧納多走近時，忍不住喃喃自語：「我以為我在做夢！」

title: 落水11小時「被李奧納多救起」　男子：以為在作夢


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香港青年在台北西門町街頭呼籲台灣朋友踴躍回鄉投票

 2020選舉是香港「反送中」運動爆發之後在台灣舉行的第一場大選，備受港人關注。來台觀選的香港立法會議員涂謹申表示，這次選舉結果由民進黨獲得勝選，顯示北京中央對香港反送中的嚴厲打壓，讓台灣人民對一國兩制產生嚴重質疑與擔憂，北京應該檢討改變對香港的政策，正視港人要求民主法治的呼聲。

在選舉期間，不斷有香港年輕人來到台灣，以各種方式提醒台灣人珍視手中的選票，千萬不能步上香港後塵。

涂謹申在接受央廣專訪時表示，台灣是最早實施全面民主的華人社會，台灣的經驗對香港非常重要。另一方面，從過去半年的民調他也看到，香港反送中對台灣這次選舉產生了影響。涂謹申指出，香港二十多年實施一國兩制的失敗經驗，尤其最近幾年，以及過去半年香港反送中運動，北京中央對香港人民要求民主法制的呼聲進行極端壓迫，顯然也讓台灣人民對一國兩制產生了強烈質疑與擔憂，台灣人民當然會擔心步上香港的後塵。

涂謹申呼籲，面對香港反送中與台灣選舉結果，北京中央應該承認過去二十多年在香港實施的一國兩制是失敗的，並進一步檢討改變對香港政策，除了國防外交，讓香港人民享有真正的高度自治、真正的民主。「如果北京不改變，香港人會繼續反抗」涂謹申強調，港人要的不是經濟利益，港人要的是尊嚴、要實現人的基本價值，北京應該尊重香港人民對民主自由法治的追求。

六年前從香港來台創業的陳玉香，今年第一次在大選中投下她神聖的一票。她很開心這次選舉由拒絕一國兩制的民進黨獲得勝選，選舉結果讓他們放下了擔心，台灣不會變成和香港一樣。

陳玉香的先生潘煜熹指出，他們一直擔心台灣情勢可能出現變化，擔心台灣失去民主自由，這是他們決定去留的重要因素。現在應該「可以再安心四年」了。

events: 選舉 反送中

title: [兩岸] 港人看台灣選舉：北京應檢討改進對香港政策


title: [政治] 蔡總統提3條件 北京若釋善意 隨時可重啟對話

countries: 香港 中華民國 中國 台灣

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總統蔡英文（左2）與民進黨副總統候選人賴清德（右2）11日順利贏得2020總統大選。她在勝選的國際記者會中表示，希望這個選舉結果能讓中國清楚了解台灣人民的期待與堅持。(圖：中央社)

 蔡英文總統今天(11日)在勝選的國際記者會中表示，她希望這個選舉結果能讓中國清楚了解台灣人民的期待與堅持。總統並強調，如果北京當局可以尊重台灣的民意、正視中華民國台灣存在的事實，並以和平對等的方式處理兩岸間的歧異，她非常願意、也隨時能與對岸重啟對話和協商，她認為這個條件合情合理，也務實可行，就看北京是否釋出相對善意。

蔡英文總統順利連任，在國際記者會中，外國媒體關心的都是在香港反送中運動後，這場選舉對於未來兩岸關係的意義與影響。

蔡總統在回答外媒提問時表示，這場選舉的結果彰顯出台灣人民的價值，也就是台灣人民拒絕一國兩制、堅持主權與民主的生活方式。她希望這個選舉結果能給中國帶來很正確的訊息，讓他們可以清楚了解台灣人民的期待與堅持，更期待他們能理解一個關係的和平穩定與發展來自於雙方的共同努力，絕不是一個單方所承擔的作為，台灣願意在「和平、對等、民主、對話」的基礎上，一起開啟一個良性互動的時代。

總統並強調，她為兩岸關係和平穩定所做的承諾不會改變，未來4年她也會盡最大的努力突破僵局，改善兩岸的關係。如果北京當局可以尊重台灣的民意、正視中華民國台灣存在的事實，並以和平對等的方式處理兩岸間的歧異，我方非常願意、也隨時可以和對岸重啟對話與協商。總統認為，她提出這樣的條件其實非常合情合理，也務實可行，就看北京是否會釋出相對的善意。

蔡總統在對支持者發表談話時也表示，這次選舉的結果是台灣人民的聲音、是民主的聲音，全世界都聽到了，她相信對岸也聽到了。她要呼籲對岸正視這次台灣人民的選擇，兩岸雙方都有責任致力確保台海和平穩定的現況。


taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 新社

people: 蔡英文 馬英九 陳水扁 習近平 川普

countries: 香港 台灣 美國 中國

title: 彭博專欄作家高燦鳴：蔡英文贏得連任 北京應務實以對

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台灣選民11日既已選擇讓蔡英文連任總統四年，中國也必須接受這個現實。

彭博資訊專欄作家高燦鳴（Tim Culpan）撰文表示，在台灣總統大選結果揭曉後，北京的敵意可以加深，或者嘗試一些較務實的做法，為兩岸和睦相處的長期展望奠定基礎，而不是強行推動令台灣人民無法接受的統一公式。

蔡英文11日勝選，是她所屬的民進黨在台灣七次總統大選中第四度勝選，反映中國國民黨民意支持走下坡的趨勢。蔡英文得票數突破800萬票，打破國民黨2008年締造的紀錄，向北京傳達了一個明確的訊息：台灣選民支持蔡英文和她的政策，絕非偶然。

這並非北京想看到的結果，因為北京明白，要促使兩岸逐步朝統一邁進，國民黨是唯一能指望的台灣政黨。然而，北京的這種想望並未引起廣大台灣民眾的共鳴。多年來，中國共產黨用棍棒與胡蘿蔔兼施的方式，設法影響台北政局。但台灣活潑民主政治的特色正是自主，非關中國怎麼選擇。

這個選舉結果，給中國國家主席習近平與蔡英文有機會促成一個新的開始。現實政治要求雙方都做出努力，各讓一步。

高燦鳴指出，北京必須學得的教訓是，用蜂蜜可能捕獲更多的蒼蠅。在2008年國民黨候選人馬英九當選台灣總統後，中國開放兩岸貿易、交通和投資管道，此舉提振台灣經濟，協助台灣從全球金融海嘯的低潮中復甦，並且改善台灣人對大陸的觀感。曾有一段短暫的時期，許多台灣人開始認為，也許中國並不是那麼壞的大野狼，跟之前中國在沿岸部署飛彈對準台灣、在選舉前對台灣人民出言恫嚇的情況大異其趣。

然而，蔡英文上台執政後，習近平回頭採取強硬立場，切斷貿易流與觀光人潮。不過，台灣經濟並未因此受折磨，而蔡英文贏得台灣新民意支持，反映恫嚇策略失敗。

尤其在香港「反送中」抗議風暴後，習近平若想在台灣扳回一城，態度就必須放軟，並提供一些甜頭。重新打開陸客赴台觀光之門，是最明顯也最容易的第一步，而且無須在主權議題上做任何讓步。若想表現得更大方，他也可讓台灣以觀察員身分參與世界衛生組織（WHO）決策，同時維持所謂「一個中國」的立場。

另一方面，蔡英文獲得台灣新民意付託，也有責任設法改善兩岸關係。有別於前一任民進黨籍總統陳水扁，蔡英文第一任並未做任何事觸怒北京，只是拒絕被霸凌。從許多方面來看，她只是對中國不理不睬，聚焦於與其他國家拓展關係，包括在川普當選美國總統後致電道賀。

但不能老是重施故技。蔡英文也可向中國遞出非關政治的橄欖枝。例如，她可提議設立跨海峽資訊交流平台，或許能協助中國對抗豬流感和肺炎疫情。而她重視的再生能源政策，正是北京應該願意攜手合作的共同點。即使可能遭到拒絕，蔡英文也能藉此向全世界展現泱泱大度。

蔡英文在11日的台灣總統選舉中橫掃逾817萬票，連任成功。 歐新社 分享


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鴻海集團創辦人郭台銘投注新北市區域立委2席都未果，分別是第十選區（土城三峽）「郭家軍」第一棒李縉穎及第8選區遭國民黨開除黨籍、披親民黨參選的李正皓，兩位都獲郭台銘大力站台輔選，原預期會搶走藍營票，讓藍營整合不利，但投票開出卻反而瓜分到綠營選票，讓綠營感到意外，甚至冒汗，開票到最後一刻不敢鬆懈。

第十選區民進黨立委吳琪銘拿下9萬2千票，占44.7％；國民黨對手挾著黨內大咖及韓國瑜的氣勢來挑戰，拿下7萬3千票，占35.6％；有郭、柯大力支持的李縉穎，象徵第三勢力拿下3萬7千票，占18.8％。

原本預期吳琪銘會因藍營整合不利而當選，但以投票結果看來，李縉穎反而吃下吳琪銘票源。

蔡賴配在第十選區的得票率58.3%、韓張配36.9％。綠營的總統票58.3％遠超過立委票44.7％，藍營則是總統票36.9％和立委票35.6％僅差1點多%，表示藍營幾乎歸隊，偏綠支持者在此分裂投票。

這屆因香港反送中大量年輕、中間選民出來投票，第十選區上屆投票數18萬票，投票率66.3%；這屆選舉一舉提升破20萬9千人投票，投票率74.3％。上屆吳琪銘獲10萬2千票58.5%、國民黨盧嘉辰拿6萬7千票38.4%，這次年輕、中間出來投票，幾乎倒給李縉穎。

第八選區被視為藍營票倉，這屆民進黨立委江永昌拿下10萬1千票、47.2%連任，蔡賴配在中和49.8％；國民黨對手邱烽堯打著幾乎是緊貼韓國瑜的策略拿下9萬5千票、44.6%，韓張配45.5％；李正皓拿1萬3千票、6.1%。

由數據也可觀察綠營被李正皓吸走較多票，讓江永昌競辦開票時不敢大意，最後小勝。上屆江永昌得票10萬票、53.6%；國民黨對手張慶忠7萬5千票、40.4%。

地方預期郭台銘投注的兩人，李縉穎原本是讓「吳琪銘原本穩，因為藍營分票更穩」；李正皓則讓江永昌「面對韓流考驗嚴峻，因橘營加入連任希望更高」，沒想到結果卻是吃到綠營票員，藍營反而都歸隊、搶救有效。

另，值得注意的是，李縉穎選後表示，在從沒有第三勢力的土城三峽選，還能有2成成績已經是達標。第三選區的柯文哲大力輔選的李旻蔚拿3萬5千票、18.2％，和李縉穎都是近2成得票。民進黨立委余天拿9萬票、45.7％，有國民黨大力奧援的無黨李翁月娥6萬3千票、32.4％。

鴻海集團創辦人郭台銘（中）投注新北市區域立委2席都未果，分別是第十選區（土城三峽）「郭家軍」第一棒李縉穎（左）及第8選區遭國民黨開除黨籍、披親民黨參選的李正皓（右）。圖／聯合報系資料照片 分享

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北 土城 中和 新北市 三峽

people: 李翁月娥 韓國瑜 張慶忠 吳琪銘 柯文哲 江永昌 余天 邱烽堯 盧嘉辰

events: 參選 反送中 選舉

title: 選後分析／郭董挺的新北2席 不瓜分藍營反吃綠票心驚驚


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鴻海集團創辦人郭台銘和台灣民眾黨主席柯文哲選前成立「郭柯聯盟」，準備合作搶攻國會席次，不料卻隨著郭台銘「雙押寶」的行徑，讓郭柯兩人漸行漸遠，如今隨著2020大選結果出爐，民眾黨在不分區拿下五席，但「郭家軍」卻是全軍覆沒，如今傳出郭台銘對於選舉結果震怒，內部下令要求被列為民眾黨不分區第三名的高虹安「裸退」。

對此，高虹安表示，自己這幾天一直在忙不分區的選情，今天下午也一直待在民眾黨部參與開票之夜的活動，直到晚間9時才去上政論節目，中間完全沒有接獲相關訊息，也沒有接獲郭辦任何告知，感覺是有心人士故意放消息，這其實對郭台銘形象也很不好。

高虹安表示，晚間看到相關新聞，自己也很驚訝，雖然有以通訊軟體詢問郭辦，不過或許是因為太晚了，所以還沒有人回。

高虹安特地深夜來電向記者強調，其實郭台銘直到前幾天都還在和自己討論，進入國會要做些什麼，對於選情也有很多鼓勵，不覺得郭台銘會要求自己的退出。，其實郭台銘直到前幾天都還在和自己討論，進入國會要做些什麼、可以做些什麼，對於選情也有很多鼓勵，如果郭台銘都說成這樣子、做成這樣子，不覺得郭台銘會要求自己退出民眾黨，自己也沒有退黨的打算。

至於是否擔憂未來夾在郭台銘、柯文哲兩陣營中間，會相當尷尬，高虹安表示，一點都不會，其實郭、柯兩人的交情一直都不錯，溝通也很順暢，只是偶爾幕僚溝通上可能會有些誤解，但其實兩人並沒有什麼問題。

people: 高虹安 柯文哲

title: 獨家／強調不會退黨 高虹安：感覺有人放話中傷郭董


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2020大選結果出爐，國民黨大挫敗。文化大學廣告系主任鈕則勳說，他建議國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜「退守高雄」、黨主席吳敦義「退隱江湖」，讓新生代和中生代全面接班、承擔責任；他也質疑，民進黨大勝、國民黨式微，缺乏制衡的蔡英文恐成「超級大總統」。

鈕則勳指出，韓國瑜失言頻頻、對政策瞭解不夠專業，選舉過程都沒有彌補錯誤，也未重視落跑高雄市長後引發的反韓民怨，韓流消風，冰凍三尺非一日之寒。至於吳敦義一手主導不分區立委名單，讓全黨深陷爭議，加上香港反送中內憂外患，造成國民黨大敗結果。

對於吳敦義請辭黨主席後，韓國瑜是否參選黨魁？鈕則勳指出，韓國瑜大輸對手蔡英文265萬票，參選黨主席毫無正當性，他建議韓國瑜退守高雄，擋住罷免浪潮；吳敦義已判斷失據，應該退隱江湖，至於新北市前市長朱立倫、鴻海創辦人郭台銘都應該放手，讓立委江啟臣、蔣萬安等新生代承擔責任，「國民黨應該跟未來走在一起，不是跟過去綁在一起」。

民進黨再度完全執政，鈕則勳指出，民進黨大勝，國民黨式微，缺乏制衡的蔡英文恐成「超級大總統」，反滲透法上路後，兩岸關係將成蔡政府未來最大隱憂；在深綠挾持下，蔡英文欲求歷史定位也不可得。

國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜（左四）與副總統候選人張善政鞠躬發表敗選感言。記者季相儒／攝影 分享

people: 韓國瑜 吳敦義 朱立倫 江啟臣 蔣萬安 蔡英文

events: 敗選 反送中 參選 選舉

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 高雄市 新北市

title: 藍慘敗 學者：韓國瑜退守高雄、吳敦義退隱江湖吧！


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時代力量在2020選舉中，最終獲得1,098,100張政黨票、7.75%得票率，3席不分區立委席次。黨主席徐永明表示，相信未來立法院黨團會延續過去上一屆的作為，在民進黨繼續單獨過半的國會中，扮演一個強而有力的在野黨。至於黃國昌沒能續留立院的下一步？黃回應，會先休息沉澱一陣子，但一定會做實力黨團成員最佳後盾。

徐永明表示，五位區域立委候選人及團隊非常辛苦，有現在的成績已經非常難能可貴，未來在2022的地方選舉，時力除了廣提議員人選以外，也會著力於地方首長的選舉，並更強化地方組織經營。

擔任不分區第一順位的陳椒華表示，非常感謝支持環保議題的選民把政黨票投給時代力量；對於空污、水資源、廢棄物的環境問題，在未來進入立法院後，會努力推動相關的法規，協助更多的環保團體。

不分區第二順位邱顯智說， 時代力量在新竹比四年前有大幅成長，很多里都是第一高票，雖然差最後一哩路，但是也表示有一群人真的非常支持時代力量。邱說，全國政黨票已經超過100萬的選民支持，代表過去四年立法院黨團的努力，確實收到許多回饋。邱顯智特別提到，要感謝故鄉的親友，讓時代力量在自己家鄉嘉義縣竹崎鄉金獅村開出過半票數，會繼續為弱勢發聲。

不分區第三順位的小燈泡媽媽王婉諭感性表示，參選的這段日子，看見許多的不同可能，因為有著對於小燈泡的愛，選擇站出來投入選戰，未來也會因為支持者的愛與鼓勵，更勇敢地成為一個繼續堅持做對的事情的立委。

未能續留立院，黃國昌表示，清楚感受到台灣社會對第三勢力、對新政治的期待，但第三勢力彼此間仍存在相當地競爭，尊重選民做出這樣的決定。黃說，時力政黨從四年前的74萬票成長到現在的109萬票，因此必須要更積極去證明時力的存在價值，「政黨票的成長讓時代力量有更多資源支撐年輕的下一代，對時代力量是很好的轉型契機，他對這個路線充滿信心但是必須需要時間、必須經歷陣痛期」。

媒體詢問黃國昌未來動態。黃國昌回應，卸任立委後會休息並沉澱一下，但請大家放心，自己會繼續支持時代力量，做時代力量夥伴的最強後盾，並且已經準備要將手上的案件移交給未來立法院黨團的成員。黃國昌打趣地說，除了不能到質詢台上幫忙咆哮之外，其餘能幫忙的，一定全力支持。

黃國昌表示，卸任立委後會休息並沈澱一下，但會繼續支持時代力量，做時代力量夥伴的最強後盾。圖／取自時代力量臉書直播 分享

people: 黃國昌 邱顯智 徐永明 王婉諭 陳椒華

events: 空污 選舉 參選

taiwan-subdivisions: 嘉義縣 新竹 竹崎

title: 落選立委後的下一步？黃國昌回應了


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2020大選政黨不分區立委名單出爐！這次不分區得票共有4個政黨票得票跨過5％門檻，獲得不分區立委席次。分別為民進黨、國民黨、民眾黨、時代力量。

民進黨獲得33.98％選票，拿下13席，加上區域立委48席，成為國會最大黨。其餘不分區立委分別為國民黨13席、民眾黨5席、時代力量3席。

選前備受矚目的國民黨主席吳敦義、時代力量黃國昌，都在當選名單之外。而民眾黨一如選前預測，第一次參選就在國會搶下5席。其他過3%的政黨僅剩時代力量，親民黨這次連一席都未能拿下，另外過2%的政黨則有親民黨、台灣基進黨、綠黨下次選舉將可直接提名不分區名單。

> 看19政黨詳細開票數字、提名當選名單，請看開票專區

2020大選不分區當選名單：

people: 吳敦義 黃國昌

events: 選舉 參選

political-parties: 親民黨 基進黨 時代力量 綠黨

dateline: 聯合新聞網 綜合報導

title: 2020大選不分區立委當選名單／藍綠皆拿13席 黃國昌吳敦義都落選


taiwan-subdivisions: 新北市 高雄市

people: 朱立倫 周錫瑋 盧秀燕 吳敦義 曾永權 韓國瑜 林為洲

events: 選舉 參選 敗選

title: 國民黨下屆黨主席 中生代看好朱立倫

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國民黨主席吳敦義將率副主席、一級主管辭去黨職，為敗選負責。國民黨中生代普遍認為前新北市長朱立倫當過縣市首長，能接地氣，又曾任黨主席熟悉黨務運作，更能成為黨與新生代溝通橋梁，應是新任黨主席熱門人選。高雄市長韓國瑜雖然在總統大選中敗陣，但拿下逾500萬票，仍是黨內重量級天王。親韓人士說，韓國瑜是否參選下屆黨主席，須視後續韓粉態度而定，但目前機率很低。

國民黨2020總統、立委大敗，吳敦義晚間在黨中央宣布，15日將率副主席、一級以上黨務主管向中常會請求允許總辭，按照黨章規定，須在3個月內完成黨主席改選。

黨務人士分析，國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜大選慘輸，已經不具選黨主席的正當性，再加上即將面對罷免案，親征黨主席的機率極低；在國民黨內齊呼中生代接班、世代交替的呼聲下，前新北市長朱立倫成為熱門人選。

國民黨立委林為洲認為，朱立倫當過縣市首長，了解民意所趨，夠接地氣，又曾當過國民黨主席，對黨務運作熟悉，又選過總統，資歷完整，更重要的是，朱立倫屬於黨內中生代，能成為黨與年輕世代的連結橋梁，但還是尊重本人意願。

另名黨務人士認為，大家對朱立倫的確有所期待，過去朱立倫擔任黨主席時，黨務主管的任用普遍年輕化，提出的不分區立委名單也涵蓋到新創、新住民等，普遍都是年輕有為的人選，且台中市長盧秀燕也是朱在黨主席任內的副秘書長等。

也有黨內人士認為，不一定要由朱立倫擔任，由中生代或青壯派接班即可。不過，黨內人士也坦言，國民黨此次敗選後，可能面對民進黨更嚴重的追殺，黨主席要面對的是每個月募款新台幣3000萬元的壓力，青壯派可能沒有這個募款能力，但也許可由副主席等黨職，以及中常委共同責任分擔等，也不失為一個方式。

另也有中常委直接點名前台北縣長周錫瑋，該常委指出，這次選舉大敗，吳敦義當然應該下台負責，且今天晚間面對敗選，除韓國瑜向群眾道歉外，也只有周錫瑋到國民黨中央向支持者致歉，其他所謂的大老則一個都沒出來。

該常委表示，周錫瑋此次參加初選落敗後，便展現君子風度，積極輔選，很多年輕的黨員看到周錫瑋的表現，也覺得周錫瑋可以勝任黨主席。

根據國民黨黨章規定，國民黨主席由全體黨員以無記名單記法選舉。主席缺位時，由副主席依全國代表大會通過的順位代理主席，並於3個月內選舉新主席，補足原任所遺任期。目前國民黨第一副主席為曾永權，未來可能將代理黨主席。

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title: 苗栗縣立委國民黨藍營2席全拿 總統藍營得票率5成

taiwan-subdivisions: 苗栗縣 成功 卓蘭 竹南 苑裡 後龍 通霄

people: 徐志榮 徐定禎 徐耀昌 蔡英文 陳光 陳超明

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2020總統立委大選落幕，國民黨落敗，苗栗縣在藍營總統拿下5成得票率，兩席區域立委全拿下，苗栗縣長徐耀昌說，國民黨面對敗選結果要深刻檢討，未來要積極轉型。苗栗立委兩席藍營全拿下，很慶幸，代表兩席立委深耕地方，獲鄉親認同。

苗栗縣議長鍾東錦認為，苗栗縣有傳統藍營優勢，總統拿下5成得票率，2席立委帶動總統選情，苗栗「小雞帶母雞、小雞鞏固總統選情」。

第15任總統副總統選舉，苗栗縣投票率73.8％；區域立委部分投票率，第一選區立委投票率73.75％，第二選區立委投票率74.08％。

總統選情部分，苗栗縣是全台西部縣市中，總統副總統藍營唯一拿下5成得票率縣市，綠營維持2016年總統大選45％得票率；以票數來看，國民黨拿下16萬4345票，民進黨拿下14萬7034票，民進黨在苗栗小輸1萬7千多票。

立委選舉部分，苗栗縣第一選區，國民黨陳超明三連霸，拿下7萬3154票，得票率49％；民進黨羅貴星5萬6622票，得票率37.98％；民眾黨朱哲成拿下1萬6566票，得票率11.11％。苗栗縣第二選區部分，國民黨徐志榮以9萬1144票、得票率54％，大贏民進黨徐定禎5萬0629票、得票率30％。

苗栗縣雖然保住藍天，但民進黨在苗栗縣得票率，以總統副總統來看，第一選區（海線）八鄉鎮中，通霄鎮、苑裡鎮、竹南鎮，後龍鎮，總統副總統都由蔡英文拿下；山線仍是卓蘭鎮拿下。此次投票率高達73%，突顯年輕世代擺脫以往派系傳統選戰投票意向「民心思變」正逐漸改變苗栗。

苗栗縣議員民進黨陳光軒認為，小英總統選票在苗栗創新高，拿下14萬多票，但卻未能帶動苗栗縣區域立委得票，苗栗區域立委選戰，應跳脫傳統框架經營。

民眾黨朱哲成說，民眾黨政黨票在苗栗有10.95%，證明第三勢力在苗栗有生存空間，發展可期。未來繼續深耕苗栗，讓苗栗鄉親看到民眾黨理念，希望未來能有第三勢力一舉翻轉長期一黨獨大苗栗，讓苗栗煥然一新。

苗栗縣第一選區國民黨立委陳超明（右二）爭取三連任成功，苗栗縣長徐耀昌（右三）前來道賀。記者胡蓬生／攝影 分享


people: 游錫堃 蔡其昌 柯建銘 吳敦義 陳明文

title: 國會龍頭爭霸 游錫堃角逐院長呼聲高

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2020立委選舉結果出爐，民進黨單獨過半，可望順利囊括立法院正、副院長。其中，民進黨不分區立委名單排名第7的前行政院長游錫堃，被視為最可能角逐立法院長的人選。2020立委選舉落幕，民進黨區域立委斬獲46席、原住民2席、不分區13席，總共61席，完成過半目標；國民黨則獲38席、台灣民眾黨5席、時代力量3席、無黨籍及未經政黨推薦5席、台灣基進1席。

立法院第10屆將在2月1日開議，當天也將舉行正副院長選舉，因民進黨單獨過半，不需靠其他黨團，即可拿下正副院長。這次被列在不分區安全名單中的游錫堃，黨政經歷豐富，布局問鼎立院龍頭意味濃厚。

至於現任的立法院副院長蔡其昌，這次立委選戰中也拿下超過10萬票順利3連霸，連任成功；因蔡其昌獲黨內跨派系支持，將與游錫堃搭檔參選，連任副院長的呼聲也很高。

另外，民進黨立委陳明文、民進黨團總召柯建銘，在2016年時都有意角逐國會龍頭，這次選後的動向，也值得觀察。

國民黨部分，不分區名單排名14的國民黨主席吳敦義，原本被外界認為將爭取國會龍頭，但因國民黨不分區立委只拿下13席，已無緣戰局。

依立法院職權行使法第3條規定，立法院每屆第一會期報到首日舉行預備會議，進行委員就職宣誓及院長、副院長之選舉。

另依「立法委員互選院長副院長辦法」規定，院長、副院長由立法委員互選之，全體立法委員均為當然候選人；選舉須有立法委員總額1/3出席，方得舉行；並均以得出席人數過半數之票數者為當選。

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people: 蔡英文 馬英九 韓國瑜 宋楚瑜 朱立倫

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北 新北市

title: 蔡英文新北拿下139萬票 還比2008年馬英九多4萬票

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2020總統及立委大選開票結果出爐，新北市本屆選舉投票率高達75%，比上屆選舉67.23%多出近8％，新北市此次選舉投票人數高達332萬1459人，也是全台投票人數最多的縣市，此次蔡英文得票數139萬票，也是歷年來最高票數，比民國97年第12屆總統副總統選舉，馬英九135萬9419票多近4萬票。

2016年大選，蔡英文得票數116萬5888票，國民黨朱立倫得票數70萬9374票，親民黨宋楚瑜25萬2486票，這次選舉投票人數踴躍，蔡英文此次得139萬3936票，比上次多約23萬票，韓國瑜得95萬9631票，比上次朱立倫多得25萬票，宋楚瑜本屆選舉得票數11萬2620票，比上次少近14萬票，無效票則有28041張。

2020總統及立委大選開票結果出爐，新北市本屆選舉投票率高達75%，比上屆選舉67.23%多出近8％。記者江婉儀／攝影 分享


taiwan-subdivisions: 金山 萬華 基隆 瑞芳

title: 北市分屍嫌犯外木山海域輕生？警海巡追查疑有地緣關係

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昨天台北市驚傳一起分屍案，25歲鄧姓馬來西亞籍女性華僑日前失蹤，該名女子屍體昨在基隆山區自強產業道路被人發現，警方鎖定一名男子涉案，但追查至外木山海域失去下落，擔心畏罪自殺。基隆、金山、瑞芳警方和海巡單位加強清查有無落海失踪者。

死者四肢遭肢解，分裝在不同的大型垃圾袋中，警方獲報積極追查，已鎖定一名男子涉案，但擔心他有畏罪輕生意圖，正案情仍待釐清。

基隆警方説，屍塊丟在基隆自強產業道路樹叢，萬華分局已撿回去部分屍塊。台北警方自行鑑識、尋找，未通報基隆警方協助，基警對案情不了解，未參與鑑識處理。

但基隆警方指出，丟屍塊位置在麥金路橘郡社區左方一條路，直直上去，通三分局轄區的自強產業道路樹叢，外人不太會知道，且在地理位置上，離外木山海域不遠，懷疑嫌犯有地緣關係。

分屍嫌犯外木山海域輕生？警方、海巡密切追查注意。記者游明煌／攝影 分享


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有輛貨車晚間7點行經台61線嘉義縣東石鄉往布袋鎮方向快車道上，突然翻覆橫倒車道，車上男駕駛被壓在車頭下，當場無生命跡象，消防局救護人員將男駕駛載往部立朴子醫院急救。

消防局說，晚間7點21分獲報，台61線南下東石鄉白水湖交流道閘道口有輛貨車翻覆，53歲司機受困，無生命跡象，警方調派大型吊車將貨車吊起，再由搶救人員利用破壞器材將傷者救出，送往朴醫救治。

東石消防分隊獲報，台61線上有貨車疑撞到分隔島翻車，車上駕駛被壓車頭下方；消防人員表示，男性駕駛身體被壓在車下，請大型吊車將車頭吊起，將駕駛救出並送醫急救。

有輛貨車晚間行經台61線嘉義縣東石鄉往布袋鎮方向快車道上，突然翻覆橫倒車道，車上男駕駛被壓在車頭下，當場無生命跡。圖／消防局提供 分享

taiwan-subdivisions: 嘉義縣 布袋 東石 朴子

title: 貨車台61線嘉義縣路段翻車 駕駛壓車頭下無生命跡象


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台北市昨天傳出一起分屍案，一名25歲鄧姓女子1月6日外出後失蹤，其表哥事後報警，警方昨天循線在基隆山區一處林間發現鄧女屍體，目前已鎖定一名44歲林姓男子，正積極追查中。

據了解，警方6日接獲死者表哥報案，指稱鄧女當天外出後失蹤，經循線調查，昨天中午在基隆山區一處邊坡林間發現鄧女屍體，其手腳皆被肢解，局部已長蟲，初判死者失蹤當天就遇害；兇嫌以棉被包裹屍體後，分別裝入2個紙箱中棄置林間。

警方另發現，鄧女是一名馬來西亞華僑，在台北市萬華區富民街一處民宅5樓租屋，案發後其住處未見異常，但住在死者對面的林姓男房客涉有重嫌。據悉，遭警方鎖定的林男在住處附近的中央市場工作，曾涉多起竊盜、強盜案件，分屍案發後也人間蒸發。

知情者指出，案件曝光後，林男雖消失無蹤，但其住處浴室曾被清理過，現場瀰漫松香水及殺蟲劑氣味，初判林男是在自己住處中肢解死者，相關監視器畫面也顯示，林男案發期間曾將2個紙箱運出住處，並用租來的一輛汽車運屍前往基隆山區棄屍。

對此警方表示，此案經積極追查後鎖定犯罪嫌疑人，並於昨日中午時分，在基隆山區尋獲被害人遺體，目前仍積極追緝犯嫌，相關詳細犯案動機仍有待進一步調查才能釐清。

一名25歲鄧姓女子1月6日外出後失蹤，其表哥事後報警，警方昨天循線在基隆山區一處林間發現鄧女屍體。圖／取自Dcard 分享

title: 北市馬籍女華僑遭肢解棄屍 住處隔壁「慣竊」涉重嫌

taiwan-subdivisions: 基隆 萬華區


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台北市昨天傳出馬來西亞籍女華僑遭分屍案，因死者1月6日就失蹤，警方接獲死者家屬報案後，昨天循線在基隆山區發現死者屍體，除四肢遭肢解外，下體也曾被切割，警方目前已鎖定一名林姓男子，正積極追查當中。

據了解，死者為一名25歲馬來西亞籍鄧姓女華僑，平時在台北車站附近從事餐飲業，1月6日外出後失蹤，其家屬向警方報案後，昨天中午在基隆山區發現死者屍體，其四肢及下體遭到肢解，被用棉被包裹後分裝在2個紙箱內，拋屍於林間。

警方調查，死者在台北市萬華區富民街一處民宅5樓租房，其住處對面一名44歲林姓男子涉有重嫌；林男曾涉多起強盜、竊盜案件，平時在住處鄰近的中央市場工作，分屍案後即不見人影，其住處浴室被清洗過，房裡瀰漫松香水及殺蟲劑氣味，初判林男是在自己住處肢解死者。

據悉，林男案發期間曾將2個紙箱運出房間，再用租來的汽車運往基隆山區。警方鎖定對象後，目前正積極追查當中。

一名25歲鄧姓女子1月6日外出後失蹤，其表哥事後報警，警方昨天循線在基隆山區一處林間發現鄧女屍體。圖／取自Dcard 分享

title: 馬籍女華僑分屍案 四肢遭肢解、下體也遭切割棄屍林間


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2020 Elections: Tsai wins by a landslide

HAN CONCEDES:Han Kuo-yu said that he had not tried hard enough and let his supporters down, while he expressed hope for a united and happy Taiwan
By Yang Chun-hui, Shih Hsiao-kuang and Lin Liang-sheng  /  Staff reporters
President Tsai Ing-wen, center, Vice President Chen Chien-jen, left, and vice president-elect William Lai wave at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times

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President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) triumphed in the presidential election yesterday, crushing the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) hopes for a return to power by taking 57.1 percent of the vote.

Tsai secured a second term in office in a landslide victory against the rival tickets of Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), the KMT’s presidential candidate, and his vice presidential candidate, former premier Simon Chang (張善政); and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) and his vice presidential candidate, former United Communications Group chairwoman Sandra Yu (余湘).

Voting took place between 8am and 4pm at 17,226 polling stations nationwide.

The ticket of Tsai and her running mate, former premier William Lai (賴清德), won 8,170,231 votes, or 57.13 percent of the 19,311,105 registered voters, with the Han-Chang ticket garnering 5,522,119 votes (38.61 percent) and the Soong-Yu ticket receiving 608,590 votes (4.26 percent).

The total number of votes that Tsai received increased by 1,275,442 from 6,894,744 in 2016, when she received 56.1 percent of the total vote. It also surpassed the record of 7,659,014 votes that then-KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) received in the 2008 presidential election.

The votes for the KMT’s ticket yesterday increased by 1,708,754 from 3,813,365 in 2016, when it received 31.0 percent of the total vote.

In 2016, Soong garnered 1,576,861 votes, or 12.8 percent of the total vote.

In her victory speech, Tsai pledged “to do more and to do better” in her second term, adding: “We will not forget to engage in introspection just because of the [electoral] victory.”

Expressing gratitude to people who voted, she said that regardless of whom they voted for, “it is an implementation of democratic values.”

With every presidential election, Taiwanese tell the world that “we cherish the democratic way of life and cherish our country, the Republic of China (Taiwan),” she said.

She said she would listen to constructive criticism that Han and Soong have to offer.

Tsai said that her administration would continue to push for reforms, make progress with national construction projects, and close the income gap between rich and poor people.

She added that she would continue to keep the nation safe and protect its sovereignty.

“I also hope that Beijing understands that democratic Taiwan, and our democratically elected government, will not give in to threats and intimidation,” Tsai said.

Han conceded defeat last night, saying that Tsai had won a second term.

Han said that he had not tried hard enough and let his supporters down.

He asked people to remain calm, adding: “I have called President Tsai to congratulate her. She has a new mandate for the next four years.”

Han told supporters in Kaohsiung that he expects to see a united Taiwan, and that Tsai would lead the nation to a happier life.

Han, who took time off from his mayoral duties to campaign for the presidency, is to return to his Kaohsiung post tomorrow.

Soong also conceded defeat.

Expressing gratitude for the people who supported him, Soong said that he respected the decision of the nation, as the process is a reflection of Taiwan’s democratic values.

Soong said it was important that the government form a professional administration, and not resort to cronyism and nepotism, which would mar the civil service and negatively affect the public through reckless reforms.

people: 宋楚瑜 蔡英文 韓國瑜 賴清德 馬英九


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2020 Elections: DPP maintains its legislative majority

KAOHSIUNG SWEEP:The DPP’s eight candidates in the city won in their constituencies, while an improved political atmosphere was credited for the party’s overall results
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Den-yih, center, at a news conference in Taipei yesterday announces that he would step down as party chairman following the party’s defeat in the presidential and legislative elections.Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times

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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday retained its legislative majority, garnering 61 of the 113 seats, while the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) won 38 seats.

The Taiwan People’s Party, led by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), snatched five seats after gaining 11.2 percent of the party vote, while the New Power Party (NPP) won three seats with 7.8 percent of the party vote.

Despite the backing of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co founder Terry Gou (郭台銘), the People First Party (PFP) failed to pass the 5 percent threshold of party votes and is to lose its representation at the Legislative Yuan.

In Taipei’s third electoral district (Zhongshan-Northern Songshan), DPP challenger Enoch Wu (吳怡農), who won 99,539 votes, failed to upset KMT Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安), who had 112,784 votes.

On the campaign trail, Wu had launched a movement to boycott KMT legislator-at-large nominee Wu Sz-huai (吳斯懷), who is No. 4 on the KMT’s legislator-at-large list and stands to take a seat in the legislature.

Following hours of tug-of-war in Taipei’s fourth electoral district (Nangang-Neihu), DPP Taipei City Councilor Kao Chia-yu (高嘉瑜) obtained 125,138 votes, narrowly beating KMT Legislator Lee Yen-hsiu (李彥秀), who had 118,432.

Former KMT legislator Lin Yu-fang (林郁方) failed to reclaim his seat in Taipei’s fifth electoral district (Zhongzheng-Wanhua), losing again to independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐), who ousted Lin four years ago as an NPP legislative candidate.

Meanwhile, several incumbent legislators representing Taoyuan were ousted. KMT legislators Apollo Chen (陳學聖) and John Wu (吳志揚) failed to defend their seats, losing to independent legislative candidate Chao Chen-yu (趙正宇) and DPP legislative candidate Huang Shih-chieh (黃世杰) respectively.

KMT Taoyuan City Councilor Wan Mei-ling (萬美玲) defeated incumbent DPP Legislator Cheng Pao-ching (鄭寶清).

In Taichung, independent Legislator Hung Tzu-yung (洪慈庸), who had 90,213 votes, lost to former KMT legislator Yang Chiung-ying (楊瓊瓔), who had 91,182 votes, by a razor-thin margin following a drawn-out count.

After initially saying that she would request a recount, Hung said that she accepted the outcome.

In the 2016 legislative election, Hung garnered 93,451 votes, defeating Yang, who was seeking re-election, by 15,117 votes.

Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislative candidate Wonda Chen (陳柏惟), a dark horse candidate, beat KMT Legislator Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恆), son of former Non-partisan Solidarity Union legislator Yen Ching-piao (顏清標), who is chairman of Dajia Jenn Lann Temple (大甲鎮瀾宮).

Former Yunlin County commissioner Su Chih-fen (蘇治芬) of the DPP edged out her KMT rival, Chang Chia-chun (張嘉郡), daughter of former Yunlin County commissioner Chang Jung-wei (張榮味), an influential figure in the county.

The DPP had a complete sweep in Kaohsiung, where all eight of its candidates — Chiu Yi-ying (邱議瑩), Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉), Liu Shih-fang (劉世芳), Lin Tai-hua (林岱樺), Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃), Lee Kuen-tse (李昆澤), Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) and Lai Jui-lung (賴瑞隆) — were elected.

DPP Tainan chapter director Huang Hsien-chu (黃先柱) said that the party’s victories were thanks to an improved political atmosphere.

The Hong Kong pro-democracy protests — and the Chinese-leaning legislator-at-large candidates nominated by the KMT — deepened unease regarding China, Huang Hsien-chu said.

people: 吳斯懷 陳亭妃 顏清標 洪慈庸 林郁方 高嘉瑜 邱議瑩 蔣萬安 鄭寶清 張榮味 柯文哲 林岱樺 陳學聖 萬美玲 張嘉郡 蘇治芬 趙天麟 黃世杰 林昶佐 賴瑞隆 邱志偉 楊瓊瓔 劉世芳 吳志揚 趙正宇 李彥秀 李昆澤


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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek, right, makes a save against Carl Soderberg of the Arizona Coyotes in their NHL game in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.Photo: AP

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Petr Mrazek made the shutout look easy. He made it sound simple, too.

Mrazek on Friday stopped 32 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes scored twice in 63 seconds late in the second period to defeat the Arizona Coyotes 3-0.

The Carolina goalie credited his teammates with doing a good job limiting Arizona’s opportunities to shots from the perimeter.

“It was a really solid game for everyone,” Mrazek said after his third shutout of the season. “I could see every puck from everywhere, so everybody did a good job.”

Warren Foegele scored Carolina’s first goal, then Lucas Wallmark and Martin Necas scored just over a minute apart as the Hurricanes won their second consecutive game to improve to 4-2 in their seven-game homestand.

Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said that Mrazek’s shutout was more difficult than it looked.

Carolina played a strong first period as Foegele scored 14 minutes, 20 seconds into the game, but the Coyotes had some scoring chances in the second period.

However, Mrazek always looked as if he was thinking one step ahead of the Coyotes’ shooters and he seldom gave up a rebound after making the initial save.

“He was solid, especially the second period where we had a few turnovers and they came right at us,” Brind’Amour said. “I thought he came up huge, obviously, when we needed him to... They had some really good looks, but he made them look like easy saves, which they weren’t.”

Arizona averaged 4.5 goals per game over four straight wins from Dec. 31 through Jan. 7, but failed to score for the second straight game as Mrazek was sharp and Carolina’s penalty-killing unit was effective.

Arizona were none of three on the power play.

“I liked our game — obviously, we have to score goals,” said Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet, whose team lost 4-0 at Tampa Bay on Thursday last week. “Six periods and we haven’t scored. We obviously need to score a goal.”

The Hurricanes were leading 1-0 when Wallmark’s tip of Dougie Hamilton’s shot went off Antti Raanta’s glove and head before landing in the goal 1:13 before the second intermission.

Necas increased the lead to 3-0 when he curled behind the net and lifted a backhander into the goal with 9.6 seconds remaining in the period.

Foegele is 23, Wallmark 24 and Necas a 20-year-old rookie — and each scored their 10th goal in just 44 games this season.

“We’re a young group and they’re a huge part of what we’re doing,” Brind’Amour said. “We need everyone to contribute, but it’s nice when they’re scoring. It takes a lot of pressure off of our other guys.”

A goalie as sharp as Mrazek can also take a lot of pressure off a team.

Arizona’s Raanta made 25 saves on 28 shots through two periods, while Adin Hill faced just one shot in the third period, but by the time Hill replaced Raanta after the second intermission the game was not even close because of Mrazek.

“We don’t always want to give up the amount of chances we did today, but he [Mrazek] played big,” Foegele said.

In Detroit, Michigan, Dylan Larkin scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the skidding Senators.

Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, while Larkin also scored in regulation for Detroit.

Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek had two assists.

Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves and thwarted Tyler Ennis, Anthony Duclair and Artem Anisimov in the tiebreaker.

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B: Did it work? Do you think it helped make you more courageous?

A: My mom said it had zero effect; when I was little I cried all the time. When we moved house, they threw the stone away.

B: Oh, that’s a shame. Not you, I mean that stone; it hadn’t done anything wrong.

A: They found it in the wild and returned it to nature!

B: 結果呢？你覺得小時候做膽有讓你變得更勇敢嗎？

A: 我媽說根本沒用︰我小時候很容易哭鬧。後來搬家的時候，他們就把那顆石頭丟了。

B: 好可憐哦。我不是說你，我是說石頭︰那顆石頭是無辜的啊。

A: 那本來就是從野外撿回來的，只是再放回去好嗎！

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Oil posts weekly loss as Middle East risk fades

‘ON EDGE’:Prices hit the lowest level since July last year after the US and Iran stepped back from the brink of war, lowering the supply risk premium
Oil ended the first full week of this year with the steepest loss since July last year as geopolitical threats to some of the world’s most important supplies fizzled.

Futures settled at a one-month low in New York on Friday to cap a volatile week that saw crude soar and then crash as the US and Iran teetered on the brink of all-out conflict.

Ultimately, prices finished the week down more than 6 percent.

“Prices are still sliding because of the easing in tensions in the Middle East,” Scotiabank director of commodity strategy Michael Loewen said. “That’s draining the supply risk premium that was injected into the market starting with the killing of the Iranian general.”

Against the backdrop of waning Middle East tensions, US crude inventories expanded by 1.16 million barrels last week, confounding analysts and traders who had expected a decline.

With gasoline stockpiles at a 10-month high, supply concerns in the world’s biggest economy were assuaged.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for February delivery settled down US$0.52 to US$59.04 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 6.4 percent for the week.

Brent futures for March settlement on Friday declined US$0.39 to US$64.98 on the ICE Futures Europe exchange. The global benchmark lost more than 5 percent this week.

In addition to ample US supplies, OPEC members are sitting on huge amounts of spare capacity after cutting production for most of the past three years.

“Although the threat of outright war has receded, the industry remains on edge, expecting disruptions like shipping incidents or attacks on oil facilities on par with events last year,” Eurasia Group analysts Robert Johnston and Henning Gloystein said in a note.

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James leads Lakers over frustrated Doncic, Mavericks

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, right, goes to the basket against the Dallas Mavericks in their NBA game in Dallas, Texas, on Friday.Photo: AP
LeBron James drove for easy layups or quick passes to open shooters at the three-point line early in another meeting with Dallas phenom Luka Doncic.

The 20-year-old Mavericks star played the final few minutes of the first half with a jersey he ripped into a V-neck look on a frustrating night against the player he admired growing up.

James on Friday had 35 points and 16 rebounds, while Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 26 points starting in place of injured star Anthony Davis as the Los Angeles Lakers went big early in a 129-114 victory over the Mavericks.

Four-time Most Valuable Player James scored or assisted on seven of the first nine Lakers baskets to help build a 22-point lead in the first half, while Doncic missed five free throws, while ending up a team-worst minus-24 in scoring margin before halftime.

Hence, the torn jersey.

“I played really bad,” said Doncic, Rookie of the Year last season. “I felt like I don’t know how to play basketball. It wasn’t me. I gotta get better. A lot.”

James was 14 of 25 from the field to help the Lakers shoot 53 percent, while his 16 rebounds were a season high in the Lakers’ seventh consecutive win.

“It’s not about how many you can win in a row,” James said. “It’s just how you continue to get better every individual game and I thought we did that here.”

Dallas coach Rick Carlisle was as flummoxed as his young star, getting ejected after his second technical early in the fourth quarter when he exploded over the Lakers getting to challenge an out-of-bounds call after he thought the Mavericks had thrown the ball in.

Doncic, who had played James just about even while the Lakers took two of first three in the season series, had 25 points and 10 rebounds, but Dallas trailed by double digits for all but the first five minutes.

“Those are emotions and feelings that are about winning and losing,” Carlisle said. “I get it. He’s going through a lot this year. He’s going through a lot of different situations.”

Davis missed the first game of a road back-to-back after taking a fall in a 117-87 win over the Knicks in Los Angeles on Tuesday last week.

An MRI scan showed no major concerns, although Davis was extremely sore.

Kuzma filled in just fine in his second start, scoring 11 points in the first quarter after totaling just 13 in his first three meetings with Dallas.

He ended up nine of 22 from the field and two of eight from long range.

“It’s not any extra motivation,” said Kuzma, whose previous season-high was 25. “I’m just confident, especially when I know, being I’m a rhythm player, when my minutes are high, just trying to be myself.”

Both leading men — James and Doncic — were without their star sidekicks for the final regular-season meeting as both fell short of a triple-double after they both had one in the previous meeting in Dallas.

They had seven assists apiece.

Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis has already been ruled out for the final two games of a six-game homestand because of a sore knee. It is not the knee the Latvian injured in his final game for the Knicks almost two years ago.

The Mavericks got within 91-81 late in the third quarter when Doncic found Tim Hardaway, who scored 22 points, for a three-pointer.

It was the closest Dallas had been since 19-9 midway through the first period.

Dallas never did get the deficit back to single digits and James hit a three-pointer to open the fourth quarter and push the lead back to 16.

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The pound edged lower on Friday, holding near two-week lows against the US dollar as a second policymaker joined Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney in signaling a potential rate cut.

Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said she would be inclined to back an interest rate cut in the coming months if growth does not pick up, adding to suggestions that the central bank is edging toward pumping more stimulus into the economy.

Carney on Thursday said that there could be a “relatively prompt response” from the bank if the spell of economic weakness persists.

Although eventually likely, talk of a potential rate cut is “premature,” Royal Bank of Canada chief currency strategist Adam Cole said.

“Most of the comments we’ve seen have been quite qualified. There is probably sufficient uncertainty in terms of knowing how big the bounce in activity after the election will be, to make the case for waiting and moving later on than sooner,” he added.

The pound was down 0.1 percent against the US dollar in late London trade, at US$1.3064, down 0.1 percent for the week.

It held close to Thursday’s floor at US$1.3014, the lowest level since Dec. 27.

The US dollar index, which compares the greenback with six major currencies, fell 0.1 percent to 97.35, up 0.5 percent for the week.

In Taipei, the New Taiwan dollar fell against the greenback, losing NT$0.011 to close at NT$30.019, up 0.3 percent for the week.

Some optimism was generated for the British economy by a survey of recruiters on Friday that showed employers last month increased their number of new permanent staff for the first time in a year.

Analysts have said that pound is being kept weak due to uncertainty around the UK’s trade relationship with the EU after a transition period expires at the end of the year.

British lawmakers approved legislation on Thursday that would allow the UK to leave the EU on Jan. 31 with an exit deal, ending more than three years of tumult over the terms of the divorce.

However, the vote was considered a non-event for markets after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s landslide election win last month.

Still, the pound is expected to gain more than 3 percent against the US dollar this year, supported by interest rate differentials and hopes for a smooth departure from the EU, a Reuters poll of nearly 60 foreign-exchange strategists found on Friday.

The analysts also expected that the pound would rise to US$1.32 at the end of this month.

In the short term, technical analysts highlight support for sterling at the 50-day moving average at US$1.3010.

Additional reporting by CNA

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Chinese Nationalist Party soldiers of war are seen being taken to China after losing the battle of Yijiangshan in 1955.Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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The battle began when People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes blasted Yijiangshan Island (一江山) in the morning of Jan. 18, 1955. They then heavily shelled the uninhabited rock, just 1.24km square in area, for about three hours before commencing the ground invasion.

The defending Republic of China (ROC) troops knew they had no chance of winning, but they had signed a blood pledge to fight the enemy to the bitter end. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) leader Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) had given the following instructions: “Guarding [Yijiangshan] for a day will raise the spirits of people in Taiwan; guarding it for two days will strike terror into the Chinese communists; and guarding it for three days will reverse the attitude of the White House.”

The Ministry of National Defense states that the troops held out for over 61 hours, and in the afternoon of Jan. 20, commander Wang Sheng-ming (王生明) radioed the ROC army base in nearby Dachen Island: “The enemy is just 50 meters away. In my hand is a grenade I have saved for myself,” before pulling the pin.

The government in Taiwan declared that all 720 ROC troops on Yijiangshan sacrificed their lives while killing over 3,000 enemies; the Chinese side claims that they killed 519 and captured 567 ROC troops while losing 393 of their own. The fact that the ROC troops didn’t all die was confirmed in 2011 when one of the prisoners, Chen Hsiao-pin (陳小斌), was allowed to visit Taiwan.

Nevertheless, the troops fought a valiant battle, although Chiang has been criticized for sending them into an unwinnable fight for political means and to keep the nation’s war spirit up. The government, however, maintained that the battle did change the White House’s position as the Americans were moved by the troops’ bravery, contributing to the security of Taiwan for the next 60 years.

TESTING THE TREATY

During the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, relative calm settled over the two sides, as the US Navy’s Taiwan Patrol Force “neutralized” the Taiwan Strait.

This blockade was lifted in February 1953 and hostilities resumed. Chiang pressed the US to sign a formal agreement to defend Taiwan, but to no avail.

In August 1954, then-Chinese premier Zhou Enlai declared “Taiwan must be liberated,” and the Chinese military started shelling Kinmen, Matsu and Dachen islands off the Chinese coast.

M. Taylor Fravel writes in Strong Borders, Secure Nation that the Chinese intensified its attacks that year to deter the US and Taiwan from signing a defense treaty. Instead, it expedited treaty negotiations.

That December, Taiwan and the US signed the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty. The US naturally had its own objectives: while protecting Taiwan from attack, the treaty also essentially curbed Taiwanese aggression toward China. As a result, the US avoided direct conflict with China or the Soviet Union.

Beijing was afraid that the offshore islands would be included in the treaty since that would “embolden Chiang to conduct more raids against the mainland and also greatly weaken China’s ability to seize Kinmen and Matsu as steps toward an attack on Taiwan,” Fravel writes.

Fravel adds that in addition to removing the KMT presence from the coast of Zhejiang Province, the Chinese attacked Yijiangshan to “probe the treaty’s scope,” as it only explicitly mentions Taiwan and Penghu. During the invasion, the PLA troops were given instructions to actively avoid any conflict with US forces.

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No eyes? No problem: Marine creature expands boundaries of vision

沒有眼睛也看得見！海洋生物拓展視覺界限

A red brittle star, Ophiocoma wendtii, is pictured in this image released Jan. 2.
一隻學名為Ophiocoma wendtii 的紅色陽燧足，照片發布於一月二日。Photo: Reuters
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A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see, according to scientists who studied this creature that expands the boundaries of the sense of sight in the animal kingdom.

Researchers said on Jan. 2 that the red brittle star, called Ophiocoma wendtii, is only the second creature known to be able to see without having eyes — known as extraocular vision — joining a single species of sea urchin.

It possesses this exotic capability thanks to light-sensing cells, called photoreceptors, covering its body and pigment cells, called chromatophores, that move during the day to facilitate the animal’s dramatic color change from a deep reddish-brown in daytime to a stripy beige at nighttime.

Brittle stars, with five radiating arms extending from a central disk, are related to starfish (also called sea stars), sea cucumbers, sea urchins and others in a group of marine invertebrates called echinoderms. They have a nervous system but no brain.

The red brittle star — up to about 35cm from arm tip to arm tip — lives in bright and complex habitats, with high predation threats from reef fish. It stays hidden during daytime — making the ability to spot a safe place to hide critical — and comes out at night to feed on detritus.

Its photoreceptors are surrounded during daytime by chromatophores that narrow the field of the light being detected, making each photoreceptor like the pixel of a computer image that, when combined with other pixels, makes a whole image. The visual system does not work at night, when the chromatophores contract.

“If our conclusions about the chromatophores are correct, this is a beautiful example of innovation in evolution,” said Lauren Sumner-Rooney, a research fellow at Oxford University Museum of Natural History who led the study published in the journal Current Biology.

Laboratory experiments indicated the brittle stars have rudimentary vision. Placed in a circular arena, they moved toward walls that were white with a black bar, suggestive of a daytime hiding place.

Another scenario showed they were not simply detecting brightness versus darkness. When they were presented with gray walls making it so no part of the arena was lighter or darker overall, they still moved toward the black stripe, which was centered on a white stripe so as to reflect the same amount of light as the gray.

“It’s such an alien concept for us, as very visually driven animals, to conceive of how an animal might see its habitat without eyes, but now we know of two examples,” Sumner-Rooney added.

(Reuters)

有一種海星的近親棲息在加勒比海和墨西哥灣的珊瑚礁中。研究這種生物的科學家指出，它們沒有眼睛，卻仍然可以看得到東西，拓展動物界中視覺的界限。

研究人員於一月二日表示，該物種俗稱紅色陽燧足（或稱蛇尾類），學名為Ophiocoma wendtii，是目前所知第二種可以不用眼睛看東西──此能力稱為「眼外視力」──的生物。第一種被發現具有眼外視力的生物是一種海膽類。

紅色陽燧足擁有這種奇特的能力，可歸功於覆蓋身體表面、稱為「光受器」的感光細胞，以及稱作「色素體」的色素細胞。色素細胞在一天當中移動，促使動物發生戲劇性的身體顏色改變，從白天的深紅褐色轉變成夜間的條紋淺褐色。

陽燧足從中央盤伸出五隻呈輻射狀向外發散的腕足，它們和海星、海參、海膽等動物具有親緣關係，屬於稱作「棘皮動物」的海洋無脊椎動物族群。這些動物具有神經系統，但是沒有大腦。

紅色陽燧足最大可長到約三十五公分（從一隻腕足尖端量到另一隻腕足尖端），生活在明亮而環境複雜的棲息地，身處珊瑚礁魚類的高度掠食威脅下。它在白天保持隱匿──也因此使得找到安全地點躲藏的能力非常重要──晚上才會出來，以海洋中的碎屑為食。

紅色陽燧足的光受器在白天被色素體包圍，使得探測到的光範圍縮小。這時，光受器就像是一個電腦圖檔的像素，與其他像素結合時，就會生成一個完整的圖像。色素體到了晚上會收縮，所以視覺系統晚間不會運作。

這篇研究刊登於期刊《當代生物學》，主持研究的哈佛大學自然史博物館研究員蘿倫‧桑姆納─魯尼指出：「如果我們對色素體做出的結論是正確的，這就是演化創新的美麗範例。」

實驗室中的實驗顯示，這類陽燧足擁有基本程度的視力。將它們放在大型的圓形容器中，它們會朝向有黑色塊的白色牆壁處移動，讓人聯想到它們白天隱匿地點的樣貌。


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Iran yesterday said that its armed forces “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 onboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible.

The plane was shot down on Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing US troops in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad.

No one was wounded in the attack on the bases.

A military statement carried by state media said that Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military center” of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The military was at its “highest level of readiness,” it said, amid the heightened tensions with the US.

“In such a condition, because of human error and in a unintentional way, the flight was hit,” the military said.

It apologized and said it would upgrade its systems to prevent future tragedies.

Those responsible for the strike on the plane would be prosecuted, the statement said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a statement saying the crash investigation should continue and the “perpetrators” should be brought to justice.

Iran should compensate victims’ families, Zelenskiy said, adding that “official apologies through diplomatic channels” must be made.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the truth be told after the initial denials by the government, the Fars news agency reported.

“As soon as the supreme leader was informed of the catastrophic mistake” on Friday, he ordered that the outcome of investigations “be made known to the people explicitly and honestly,” Fars reported.

Khamenei ordered the country’s armed forces to address “shortcomings,” his office said.

“I emphatically advise the general headquarters [of the armed forces] to follow up on shortcomings” to ensure this kind of error does not happen again, said a statement on his official Web site.

He expressed his “sincere condolences” to the families of the deceased, it said.

Iran’s acknowledgement of responsibility for the crash was likely to inflame public sentiment against authorities after Iranians had rallied around their leaders in the wake of Soleimani’s killing.

Soleimani, the leader of the Guard’s Quds Force and the architect of Iran’s regional military interventions, was seen as a national icon, and hundreds of thousands of Iranians had turned out for funeral processions across the country.

The majority of the plane crash victims were Iranians or Iranian-Canadians.

Iranian officials had repeatedly ruled out a missile strike, dismissing such allegations as Western propaganda that officials said was offensive to the victims.

The crash came just weeks after authorities quashed nationwide protests ignited by a hike in gasoline prices.

Iran has been in the grip of a severe economic crisis since US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed crippling sanctions.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the shootdown of the plane in part on “threats and bullying” by the US after the killing of Soleimani.

He expressed condolences to families of the victims and called for a “full investigation” and the prosecution of those responsible.

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Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying returns to He Bingjiao of China in their Malaysian Masters women’s singles semi-final in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.Photo: AP
Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying yesterday continued her winning streak at the Malaysia Masters, defeating China’s He Bingjiao 21-17, 21-12 to reach the women’s singles final.

World No. 2 Tai started slowly and trailed to the world No. 7 0-3 before turning the first game around and take a 9-8 lead. She followed that by winning six points in a row.

In the second game, Tai took a comfortable 9-2 lead and stayed in front all the way.

The victory came on the back of top seeds Tai’s victory over world champion Pusarla Sindhu in the quarter-finals on Friday.

It was a further step in the Taiwanese player’s efforts to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking she lost to China’s Chen Yufei last year and she is to face Chen for the title on Sunday after the the Chinese player defeated Carolina Marin of Spain 21-15, 21-14.

The Malaysia Masters, the first major badminton tournament of the year, is a Super 500 World Tour event with a total purse of US$400,000.

All Super 500 World Tour tournaments until April 26 count toward qualifying points for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Hsu Shih-jung (徐世榮), director of National Chengchi University’s Center for the Third Sector, on Sunday last week wrote an opinion piece in the Taipei Times on Control Yuan member Chen Shih-meng’s (陳師孟) plan to question Taipei District Court Judge Tang Yue (唐玥) for ruling former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) “not guilty” in a 2017 lawsuit (“Judiciary needs help for reforms,” page 6).

This controversial issue is not suited to a discussion on the rule of law, as Chen is known for his hostility toward the pan-blue camp, going against Article 2 of the regulations governing Control Yuan members, which demands self-regulation of members and insists that they transcend political partisanship, remaining neutral in the performance of their duties.

This means that either going on the attack or taking a defensive posture causes the discussion to shift out of focus.

However, Hsu seems to have misunderstood this separation of powers and his view could therefore be misleading.

Hsu was correct to say that the judiciary should be subjected to “an external monitoring and counterbalancing force,” which is the fundamental ideal of a balance of powers — this is the current situation.

With the government’s power divided among three branches, the judicial branch is the most vulnerable and restricted of the three. Compared with the legislative branch, which initiates laws, or the administrative branch, which enjoys vast resources, the judicial branch only passively interprets the law, ensures that laws are adequately implemented and resolves disputes.

Still, there is the risk that the other two branches might wait for an opportunity to settle accounts with the judiciary — for example, by a hiring freeze or budget cuts.

For this reason, “trial independence” and “judge autonomy” have been designed to protect the effective implementation of judicial powers, which can be easily monitored compared with the legislative and administrative powers.

This is why it was fine for President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to hold the National Conference on Judicial Reform in 2017, just as Hsu said. It was also fine for the legislative and administrative branches to decide the judiciary’s organization and personnel.

The Examination Yuan is responsible for judge exams, the Ministry of Justice for training judges, while the public can request a review of judges. These designs show that “an external monitoring and counterbalancing force” for the judiciary has always existed.

The public is concerned because a number of judicial problems remain unresolved, but such problems are highly complex, possibly originating from the nation’s laws and regulations themselves, such as those dating back to the authoritarian era, which Hsu cited, while others stem from false accusations, performance assessments and inefficient investigations.

Looking for a scapegoat at the final trial runs the risk of oversimplifying matters. That is why the president held the judicial reform conference, followed by the Legislative Yuan’s passage of 51 laws and the Judicial Yuan’s push for lay participation in trials — all in the hope of reforming the judiciary by perfecting the legal system.

Hsu wrote that “lay participation in trials is itself evidence of public distrust in the judiciary’s ability to solve its problems by itself,” but, if his logic stands, that would mean that lay participation reflects the inability of judiciaries in the US, Japan and some European countries — which have long adopted lay participation in trials — to solve their problems by themselves.

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Dressed to connect: Wearable tech expands all over the body

Some of the newest wearable tech focuses on collecting data to enhance athletic performance or prevent falls and other accidents, slowly crossing into the healthcare field
Tara Scranton demonstrates the Sarcos Robotics Corp Guardian XO exoskeleton at the Delta Airlines Inc booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday.Photo: AP
From tiredness-detecting driving glasses to shin guards that judge the performance of soccer players — we have come a long way since the early days of the pulse-measuring smartwatch.

Some of the very latest innovations in the burgeoning wearable tech sector were on display this week at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — offering improved ways to get online and keep on top of health issues.

Smart glasses at CES sought to offer solutions to a variety of problems.

French start-up Ellcie Healthy displayed its optical frames offering drowsiness alerts for drivers, which can also help detect falls in elderly people.

“This product can help save lives and reduce accidents,” business manager Theo Niktabe said of the glasses, which have been sold in France and are being launched worldwide.

The drowsiness alerts might be useful for truck drivers and the discreet design — they look like normal eyewear — might get more elderly people to use them.

“We try to make smart glasses that don’t look like smart glasses,” Niktabe said. “Old people don’t want to wear devices for fall detection.”

A different kind of smart eyewear from US start-up Narbis uses neurofeedback for brain exercises that can help boost concentration, notably for children with attention deficit disorders.

Using a NASA-developed algorithm, the glasses become tinted when the wearer is distracted and clear when calm and concentrating.

“You can wear this for 20 to 30 minutes a day and your brain develops the ability to pay attention better,” said Narbis’ Jay Arcata, who added that the device is also being tested for helping with certain kinds of dementia.

Bosch Group meanwhile unveiled its eyewear giving users notifications similar to those received on a smartwatch, and smart eyewear maker Vuzix Corp showed off its connected swimming goggles that can offer information underwater.

The connected goggles can be used by professionals for training, “but you can also watch Netflix,” Vuzix chief executive officer Paul Travers said. “Some people get bored doing laps in a pool.”

In-ear devices are one of the fastest-growing wearables categories, and there was no shortage of “hearables” at CES, for simple music and conversation as well as for health applications.

“Truly wireless earbuds are all over the place,” said analyst Jitesh Ubrani of IDC. “The costs have come down so much people are giving them away at the show.”

‘HEARABLES’

However, more advanced services are coming to the earpieces too.

Waverly Labs Inc unveiled its over-the-ear device that can translate conversations in 20 languages.

Avi Greengart of the consultancy Techsponential LLC said there was growth in earbuds that are “socially acceptable” for people with hearing loss.

“We are seeing a rise in hearables aimed at people with hearing loss, who may need a hearing aid, but aren’t willing to get one,” he said.

The next step is health and medical applications.

“Hearables are great to measure biometrics, because you can get a nice, clean signal of heart rate and blood pressure,” said Matthew Smith of US start-up Valencell Inc, a technology partner for wearable device makers.

However, Greengart said there are limits to what firms can do in health without going through certification for use as a medical device.

“There is a crossover between consumer fitness and actual medical devices,” he added. “If it’s a medical device there is a whole layer of approvals needed.”


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A man walks past a stock indicator displaying share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Thursday.Photo: AFP
Stocks in Asia were mixed on Friday ahead of the latest reading on the US labor market, with a regional benchmark holding near an 18-month high.

Shares in Japan and Australia nudged up along with US equity futures, while gains fizzled in Hong Kong and China.

Signs that America and Iran have stepped back from the brink of war helped revitalize risk appetite since the middle of the week.

A well-flagged partial trade deal between the US and China looks locked in as China’s vice premier is to visit Washington on Wednesday for a signing ceremony.

Investors also received reassurance from US Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida that the US economy remains in a good place and the central bank is not about to switch course.

“If growth recovers and even if inflation overshoots a little bit, the Fed is probably going to let it run, and that probably goes for other central banks, but if growth weakens they could cut again,” JPMorgan Asset Management global strategist Patrik Schowitz told Bloomberg Television. “You have this asymmetric setup and that’s quite helpful for markets.”

In Taipei, the TAIEX rose 0.45 percent to close at 12,024.65, falling 0.7 percent for the week.

Hong Kong stocks closed higher for the sixth straight week on Friday as investors remained upbeat in the run up to the signing of the “phase one” trade deal between China and the US.

At the close of trade, the Hang Seng Index was up 0.3 percent at 28,638.20, near its highest level since Friday last week hit earlier in the session.

The index ticked up 0.7 percent from the previous week.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises index fell 0.1 percent on Friday, and was up by pretty much the same margin week-on-week.

The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares dipped 1.2 percent on Friday, IT sector rose 1.7 percent, financial sector rose 0.2 percent and property shares lost 0.1 percent.

US President Donald Trump, who announced last month that the phase one trade deal with China would be signed on Wednesday, said on Thursday that the agreement could be signed “shortly thereafter.”

Trump said that Washington would start negotiating a “phase two” trade agreement soon, but that he might wait to complete any deal until after the US presidential election in November.

Some of the weekly gains in Hong Kong were made after signs of modest improvement in the Chinese economy emerged and as Beijing rolled support measures, encouraging investors.

In Japan, the TOPIX rose 0.35 percent on Friday, taking its weekly gains to 2.2 percent.

South Korea’s KOSPI rose 0.9 percent on Friday, rising 1.4 percent for the week.

In Australia the S&P/ASX 200 Index on Friday rose 0.8 percent, up 2.9 percent for the week.

India’s SENSEX on Friday gained 0.4 percent, up 0.3 percent on the week, while the NIFTY 50 added 0.3 percent on the day and for the week.

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index on Friday slipped 0.3 percent, down 0.8 percent for the week.

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index on Friday fell 0.3 percent, down 1.24 percent for the week.

Additional reporting by staff writer

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Hong Kong’s New Year’s Day pro-democracy march was a vital part of its political calendar. This year, despite official intimidation and threats of police violence, more than 1 million courageous citizens took to the streets, opposing state brutality and demanding democracy.

The colorful protest banners and slogans, as well as the singing of the movement’s anthem, Glory to Hong Kong, constitute the new markers of Hong Kongers’ collective identity. In the afternoon hours, pro-democracy advocates, musicians and spectators quickly transformed Victoria Park into an open and participatory civic space, solidifying their unity and determination to challenge authoritarian rule.

Such resilient resistance not only reflects broad political grievances from a cross-section of society, but also reveals the complicated interactions among pro-democracy advocates, government officials and the public. The escalation of the current governance crisis, the moral appeal of the activists and the disapproval of the public have all posed an existential challenge to the Hong Kong authorities, as neither brutal suppression nor conciliatory negotiation offer an easy way out.

Being the largest new year rally so far, this year promises to be one of grassroots activism and resistance in Hong Kong. For nearly seven months, the Hong Kong government has ignored the legitimate grievances of its citizens, ordering riot police to beat people into submission. As long as the executive branch continues to abuse the judiciary, prosecuting innocents indiscriminately, every inch of the functioning system will continue to fall apart.

Faced with continuing protests from all levels of society, there has been a total absence of crisis management from the top political leadership. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) shows no concern for the public. New Hong Kong Police Force Commissioner Chris Tang (鄧炳強) shows no respect for law and order. Finance Secretary Paul Chan (陳茂波) is draining the territory’s resources for China’s Belt and Road Initiative without offering anything in return.

They are fueling public fury and fear, creating conditions ripe for anti-government tensions.

Worse still, the unprecedented scale of state violence has turned Hong Kong into a gigantic detention camp where police officers treat civilians as subhumans. Primarily driven by hatred and greed, the officers prefer chaos to stability and violence to mediation, in order to secure additional funding from the Lam regime.

Even when people were out to celebrate peacefully on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, the police fired tear gas into the crowds and made unlawful arrests. This was a bad omen to begin the holiday season. On many occasions, the police allegedly sent triads to disrupt popular rallies, turning a blind eye to their organized crime and sexual assaults against women.

The police headquarters has refused to disclose details on hundreds of cases of forced disappearances, violent rapes and mysterious deaths of activists in all the 18 districts of the territory since June. Evidently, the entire government is leading a massive cover-up of police brutality against civilians.

The economic cost of the months-long political upheaval is manifest in the service sectors. Deprived of the right to elect the chief executive and the right to be free from police abuse, Hong Kongers are weaponizing their buying power and contemplating the boycott of pro-government and pro-Beijing businesses. A popular boycott movement might not be powerful enough to wrest concessions from the Lam regime, but this has been by far the most positive outcome of this resistance.

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2020 Elections: Han Kuo-yu concedes race as KMT leadership resigns

FRONT-ROW SEATS:The hopes of about 1,000 supporters gathered at the party’s Kaohsiung chapter to watch the count became anxiety as an early lead slipped away
Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, concedes the presidential election at the party’s Kaohsiung chapter last night.Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times

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Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, last night thanked supporters for their efforts as he conceded defeat in the election.

“All I can say is that the hard work I put in was not enough, and I have let you all down,” Han told a rally outside the KMT’s Kaohsiung chapter in the city’s Sanmin District (三民).

He thanked supporters for their love and efforts, saying that it had been an honor to have former premier Simon Chang (張善政) as his running mate.

“The people of the Republic of China have made their choice and I absolutely respect the election result,” Han said.

Earlier in the evening, he congratulated President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on her re-election, he said.

Hopefully, Tsai will create a better life for the people and the nation will again show its solidarity, he added.

“Starting on Monday, I will return to work at the Kaohsiung City Government,” Han said, adding that there is much to be done before the Lunar New Year holiday.

Following Han’s speech, KMT Chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) announced at KMT headquarters in Taipei that he and vice chairmen Tseng Yung-chuan (曾永權) and Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), as well as all executive-level members involved in the election, would tender their resignations to the KMT Central Standing Committee to take responsibility for the party’s defeat in the presidential and legislative elections.

The committee is to make a decision about their resignations at its meeting on Wednesday, Wu said.

“The KMT did not do well in the elections and must calmly review its performance,” Wu said.

Outside the KMT’s Kaohsiung chapter, the party had set up a large screen on Jianguo Road for about 1,000 supporters who had gathered to watch the vote count.

The supporters initially appeared hopeful, with many chanting dong suan (凍蒜), a Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) expression meaning “get elected,” despite Han failing to hold a small early lead over Tsai.

However, as the gap between Han and Tsai widened, many fell silent and became visibly anxious.

By 6:30pm, about two-and-a-half hours after the ballot counting began, Han trailed Tsai by more than 1.2 million votes and several supporters broke into tears.

The loss marks the fourth time the KMT is to be an opposition party since the DPP won its first presidential election in 2000.

Before the DPP’s Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) won the 2000 presidential election, the KMT had ruled the nation for nearly six decades.

The loss was another blow to the KMT, which was desperate to return to power following a disastrous electoral defeat in 2016, when Tsai won the presidential election by the second-largest margin in the nation’s history and the DPP secured an absolute majority in the Legislative Yuan.

Additional reporting by Fang Chih-hsien

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There is no question that this year will be a crucial year when it comes to the protection of Taiwan’s marine environment and air quality.

On one hand, the election outcome determines whether Taiwan will ratchet up coal burning and other air pollution and energy-related policies and actions.

On the other, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Jan. 1, introduced demands that the sulfur oxide content of marine fuel be reduced to 0.5 percent to prevent sulfur oxide pollution, and that the content be reduced to 0.1 percent in the Baltic, North Sea and North American emission control areas.

REAL LEGISLATION

Sulfur-related legislation is goal-oriented, and it allows the use of exhaust scrubbers and other methods to achieve emission goals. This would undoubtedly threaten Taiwan’s air quality and marine environment.

It has been determined that sulfur oxide burned in marine diesel engines is harmful to humans and could cause respiratory and lung disease. It also results in acid rain, which is harmful to buildings, agricultural produce, aquatic species and the marine environment.

A reduction in sulfur oxide also reduces the amount of particulate matter (PM). According to a Finnish study commissioned by the IMO, a failure to reduce the amount of sulfur oxide emissions from boats and ships would cause the untimely death of more than 570,000 people from this year through 2025.

Prior to the sulfur restrictions, several governments, including Beijing, announced and implemented related legislation.

The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission estimated that incrementally implementing the legislation over the next five years would lead to a reduction of PM2.5 — particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers — and sulfur oxide emissions from boats by 65 percent and 30 percent respectively.

THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS

In response to these new regulations, many shipping companies have been using exhaust scrubbers, and there are estimates that at least 4,000 ships are to install exhaust scrubbers this year.

Most of the scrubbers currently installed on ships use open environmental systems that emit the scrubbed wastewater into the sea.

To protect the marine environment, the use of this kind of open environmental system has already been banned in Germany and other European countries, along the Californian coast, in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as in the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas and the Bohai Sea. Before entering these waters or ports, ships must switch to fuel that meets regulations.

AT A CROSSROADS

Taiwan has two alternatives: The first is to introduce and effectively enforce its own regulations in line with international treaties to improve air quality and show its concern for public health, while simultaneously protecting Taiwan’s marine environment.

The second is to ignore the developments and changes occurring as maritime authorities in neighboring countries demand that ships reduce air and marine emissions.

Taiwanese waters and ports would then become a haven for ships that do not comply with regulations and standards, and Taiwan would continue to sacrifice its air quality and marine environment.

Hua Jian is a professor in National Taiwan Ocean University’s marine engineering department.

Translated by Perry Svensson

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2020 Presidential Election: Hong Kong protests seen as key factor in KMT’s defeat

UTTER FAILURE:One academic said that China’s 26 measures ‘benefiting Taiwanese,’ a ban on individual tourists and a ban on the Golden Horse Awards had limited effect
Academics and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) officials yesterday pointed to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a major factor leading to the party’s poor performance in yesterday’s presidential election.

Commenting on the number of Nantou County residents who voted for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who was running for re-election, KMT Nantou chapter director Yang Li-chuan (楊麗川) said that the DPP injected a sense of urgency regarding the nation’s sovereignty into the campaign through its response to the Hong Kong protests.

“Voters in central Taiwan, truly afraid that the nation would become a second Hong Kong, turned toward Tsai,” Yang said, adding that this was the main reason for Tsai’s victory, as pan-blue and pan-green supporters largely voted along party lines, as expected.

National Cheng Kung University political science professor Hung Chin-fu (洪敬富) said that Chinese intervention in the form of Beijing’s 26 measures “benefiting Taiwanese,” its ban on individual travel by Chinese to Taiwan and its prohibition on Chinese actors attending the Golden Horse Awards had only a limited effect.

“One could say that Chinese attempts [at influencing the election] utterly failed,” Hung said.

Given the abrupt removal of Wang Zhimin (王志民), former director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, over the protests in Hong Kong, Hung predicted that Taiwan Affairs Office Minister Liu Jieyi (劉結一) might be told to step down at the 19th Chinese Communist Party Central Committee’s fifth plenary meeting to be held in the fall.

National Taiwan Normal University political science professor Fan Shih-ping (范世平) said that voters chose to safeguard their freedoms, democratic way of life and other Taiwanese values.

“The voters rejected Han — seen to be an irresponsible man full of bluster and empty promises — and chose Tsai to stand up against Chinese pressure and continue, through her strong leadership, to engage with the international community,” Fan said.

He pointed out that China’s perceived meddling and threats, along with the situation in Hong Kong, were important factors in the Tsai and DPP victory yesterday, along with the public’s opposition to closer political and economic links with China.

Fan said that Taiwanese were mindful of the Hong Kong protests and it motivated their choice of president.

Han and the KMT were rejected for their pro-China stance, Fan said, adding that the party’s method of conducting their presidential campaign reflected negatively on them.

Asked by the media whether KMT Chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) should shoulder responsibility for the election results, KMT Tainan legislative candidate Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) said that Wu must bear the responsibility.

The entire party has been mired in chaos since the presidential primary, Hung said, adding that she was sorry to see the party in such a state.

“The party must re-evaluate things and make necessary changes,” Hung said.

An Internet user in China yesterday said that the pro-independence curriculum taught to the younger generation in Taiwan has clearly redefined the nation’s political landscape.

Yesterday, political commentator Chen Hui-wen (陳揮文), who had earlier predicted that Han would win by 1.2 million votes, apologized for the erroneous prediction, after the elections ended with a decisive victory for Tsai and the DPP.

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2020 Elections: Taiwan People’s Party tops among ‘third force’ parties

OUT WITH THE OLD:Wonda Chen beat the KMT’s Yen Kuan-heng, which shocked many, as the Yen family has been in power in Taichung’s second electoral district for more than a decade
Voters line up to cast their ballots in the presidential and legislative elections at a polling station in New Taipei City’s Banciao District yesterday.Photo: CNA

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The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) yesterday won five at-large seats to become the third-largest party in the Legislative Yuan, followed by the New Power Party (NPP) with three at-large seats.

The Taiwan Statebuilding Party obtained one regional legislator seat, while independent candidates secured five.

The TPP is a nascent party established in August last year by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who was elected its founding chairman, and while Ko did not run for president, the party nominated 18 regional legislators and announced a list of 29 legislator-at-large nominees.

The TPP failed to obtain regional legislator seats, but secured the at-large seats by gaining 1,588,806 or 11.2203 percent of the overall political party votes.

Topping the TPP’s list of legislator-at-large candidates was Taipei Department of Labor Commissioner Lai Hsiang-lin (賴香伶), followed by National Sun Yat-sen University College of Social Science dean Jang Chyi-lu (張其祿), Hon Hai Technology Group Industrial Big Data Office vice president Ann Kao (高虹安) and World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce secretary-general Andy Chiu (邱臣遠).

Ko has said that he hoped that with the founding of the TPP, people would be given another choice besides the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party, and that the TPP, which favors an open and transparent government, aims to gain enough legislative seats to become a critical minority party that would keep the two major parties in check.

The NPP garnered 7.7549 percent of the party votes, a slight improvement from the 6.1 percent it received in the 2016 elections.

Topping the NPP’s list of at-large nominees is environmentalist Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華), followed by former NPP chairman and human rights lawyer Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) and Claire Wang (王婉諭), whose four-year-old daughter, nicknamed “Little Lightbulb” (小燈泡), was murdered on a street in Taipei in 2016.

In the 2016 elections, aside from the DPP and KMT, only the NPP and the People First Party (PFP) obtained enough party votes to cross the 5-percentage-point threshold and secure legislator-at-large seats, receiving two and three seats respectively.

The PFP did not receive enough votes this year.

Under the “single-member constituency, two-vote system,” eligible voters can cast two ballots in the legislative elections, one for a regional candidate and the other for a party, and 34 legislator-at-large seats are distributed between the parties according to the proportion of party votes they obtain.

A record high of 19 parties ran in this year’s elections.

Among the “third-force” parties and independent candidates, the most attention-grabbing legislators-elect are DPP-endorsed Taiwan Statebuilding Party spokesman Wonda Chen (陳柏惟), DPP-endorsed independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐), independent Legislator Chao Cheng-yu (趙正宇) and independent candidate Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁).

Wonda Chen won in a traditional KMT stronghold, Taichung’s second electoral district — which includes the Dadu (大肚), Wurih (烏日), Longjing (龍井), Shalu (沙鹿), Wufeng (霧峰) districts and and part of Dali District (大里).

He is the first legislator elected from the Taiwan Statebuilding Party — formerly known as Taiwan Radical Wings — a new party founded in Kaohsiung that is considered to belong to the pro-independence camp.

Wonda Chen’s defeat of Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恆) came as a surprise to many, as Yen has been a legislator for two terms after winning a by-election in 2013 to fill the vacant post left by his father, former Non-Partisan Solidarity Union legislator Yen Ching-piao (顏清標), after he was found guilty of corruption.

people: 邱顯智 顏清標 王婉諭 賴香伶 高虹安 柯文哲 邱臣遠 趙正宇 陳椒華 張其祿 林昶佐

taiwan-subdivisions: 龍井 大肚 霧峰 大里 沙鹿 烏日