Taiwan elections: Rivals try to snatch votes from frontrunner Lai’s stronghold Tainan


KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih taking a wefie with supporters at a market in Tainan on Jan 8. - ST

TAINAN: Cab driver Wang Yong-li from Taiwan’s oldest city Tainan is a bit hesitant when asked who he would be voting for in the Jan 13 presidential elections.

“The candidate I vote for would not win anyway,” he said.

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