Sunday, May 15, 2005
Result of May 14 Poll
President Chen Shui-bian gambles big. And win handsomely.
He put all his political stakes on this National Assembly election. The pre-election polls all show his party will do poorly. But he pulled out nicely.
The high approving rate (over 54%) of Lien & Soong's China trip doesn't translate well into the poll result.
The widely reported Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui's "bickering" turns out there is no immediate "defect" from DPP to TSU.
The final votes DPP plus TSU just under 50% (49.6%) vs pan-blue's 45.0%.
Though the turnout is dismal 23.4%
He put all his political stakes on this National Assembly election. The pre-election polls all show his party will do poorly. But he pulled out nicely.
The high approving rate (over 54%) of Lien & Soong's China trip doesn't translate well into the poll result.
The widely reported Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui's "bickering" turns out there is no immediate "defect" from DPP to TSU.
The final votes DPP plus TSU just under 50% (49.6%) vs pan-blue's 45.0%.
Though the turnout is dismal 23.4%
# posted by Laurent Lin : 1:31 AM
