Taiwan’s opposition candidates register for polls

Election fever: A supporter of the Kuomintang, Taiwan’s main opposition party, waving a Taiwanese flag outside the Central Election Commission office in Taipei, Taiwan. — Bloomberg

TAIWAN’S opposition parties registered separate tickets for January’s presidential election following the dramatic last-minute breakdown of a proposed alliance to topple the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

The lead-up to the self-ruled island’s Jan 13 poll is being closely watched – including by policymakers in Beijing and Washington – as it could determine the future of Taiwan’s relations with China.