Taiwan Prepares for Contentious Presidential Election

A street vender sells Taiwan flags and caps at a campaign rally of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) in Kaohsiung on Jan. 7, 2024, a week before the presidential election. Supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) react during a campaign motorcade tour of Taiwan vice president and presidential candidate Lai Ching-te in Kaohsiung on Jan. 8, 2024, ahead of the presidential election.

Taiwan will hold its contentious presidential and legislative election on January 13, with millions of Taiwanese voters expected to vote and elect a new president to lead the democratic island amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait.