Record number of smaller parties seek legislative seats in Taiwan election

Supporters of the Kuomintang party at a campaign rally in Taipei, Taiwan. on Jan. 9, 2020. - Bloomberg

TAIPEI (The Straits Times/ANN): Each voter will collect three ballots as Taiwanese go to the polls on Saturday (Jan 11) to elect a president and a new legislature.

One ballot will be for president and vice-president, the second for a district legislator, and the third for a political party. Together, the latter two make up what Taiwan calls its "single-district, two-votes system".