Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned following local election losses on Saturday in which voters chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island.
"I must shoulder all the responsibility," she said."Faced with a result like this, there are many areas that we must deeply review."
During campaigning, there were few mentions of the large-scale military exercises targeting Taiwan that China held in August in reaction to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit. Taiwanese were picking mayors, city council members and other local leaders in all 13 counties and in nine cities. There was also a referendum to lower the voting age from 20 to 18, which was defeated, according to local media.
Kao Hung-an, a candidate in the relatively new Taiwan People's Party, won the mayoral seat in Hsinchu, home to many of Taiwan's semi-conductor companies. Yu Mei-zhu, 60, said she came to cast her ballot for the incumbent Mayor Hou You-yi."I think he has done well, so I want to continue to support him. I believe in him, and that he can improve our environment in New Taipei City and our transportation infrastructure."
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