President Tsai Ing-wen framed the local races as a referendum on her battle for the island’s “freedom and democracy”.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has stepped down as the head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after a series of election defeats to opposition candidates, who focused their campaigns on local issues and maintaining peace without being overly confrontational with Beijing.
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