Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen quits as chairman of ruling DPP after party loses key cities in local polls
2018-11-25 09:35:50 source：The Straits Times
November 25, 2018
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.
Shortly after Kaohsiung capitulated, a sombre Ms Tsai announced she was stepping down as party chairman to take full responsibility for the party's poor performance in the islandwide polls.
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