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03/25/2008: "Nationalists win in Taiwan"

Ma Ying-jeou of the Nationalist party, or Kuomintang (KMT), won by a landslide in presidential elections in Taiwan on Saturday March 22nd.

Taiwanese turned out in high numbers.about 200,000 alone poured back from mainland China to vote. They gave Mr Ma over 58% of the vote, a 17-point lead over his rival, Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and returned to power through the ballot box a party that had once ruled Taiwan by force.

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http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10903499