TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan voters will elect local officials on Saturday in the first test of China-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou's popularity a year-and-a-half after he came to power.
If Ma's Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) holds its current majority or gains seats, it strengthens the president's already firm mandate to govern and adds momentum to his efforts to broker peace with China through trade pacts.
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