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Taiwan opposition parties name VP candidates after unity talks collapse
[1/3]Ko Wen-je, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chairman and presidential candidate with Cynthia Wu, party’s lawmaker, wave to the media as they arrive to register for the upcoming presidential election at the Central Election Commission in Taipei, Taiwan November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang Acquire Licensing Rights
TAIPEI, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s two main opposition parties on Friday named their vice presidential candidates after talks about running a joint ticket to take on the ruling party failed.
The largest opposition party the Kuomintang chose media personality Jaw Shaw-kong, while the much smaller Taiwan People’s Party selected one of its lawmakers, Cynthia Wu.
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