Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen quits as chairman of ruling DPP after party loses key cities in local polls

TAIPEI -Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as chairman of the ruling party on Saturday (Nov 24) after it suffered an emphatic defeat in local elections seen as a midterm test of her rule.

The pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was trounced not only in the second largest city of Taichung, but also its long-time stronghold of Kaohsiung.

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