The deadline for candidates to register in Taiwan’s presidential election is just days away, and the opposition is in disarray. Having failed to come to a consensus on a joint presidential candidate, there are doubts on the ability of the two main opposition parties - the KMT and the TPP - to unseat the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor of New Bloom Magazine shares his insights and what this means for the elections come January next year.

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Produced by: Chin Wai Lun

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories:  international,  politics

Tags:  taiwan presidential election,  taiwan people party,  divided opposition,  kuomintang,