Billionaire claims being a political outsider means he can fix border, avert wars, make Taiwan great again … which sounds rather familiar
Facebook postThe billionaire's pitch may sound familiar to followers of US politics in recent years. He has promised that if elected, he will:
Use his entrepreneurial experience to cut through political morasses that incumbent parties have proved they cannot address;In just four years, make Taiwan a more successful economy than Singapore;Guo is felt to be more pro-China than many Taiwanese politicians – Foxconn's many investments in China are an eloquent reminder he knows how to work with senior mainland officials.
Presidential elections in Taiwan are first-past-the-post – meaning the candidate who wins the most votes gets the gig. Among the presidential powers is the ability to appoint the premier of Taiwan's equivalent of Cabinet, the Executive Yuan. The president has the power to dissolve the unicameral parliament, the Legislative Yuan, but can't control how the body votes.
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