Profiles of Taiwan's presidential candidates


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  • Saturday, 04 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends a campaign rally ahead of the presidential election in Taipei, Taiwan December 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections next Saturday, with three candidates standing for the position of president, including current leader Tsai Ing-wen who is up for re-election at the end of her first four-year term.

Here are profiles of the three presidential candidates.

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