Taiwan's Parliamentary Elections: Who Won, Who Lost, and What It Means

Date:	January 15, 2008
Time:	10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Speaker(s):	Jacob Chang Deputy Representative, KMT Office in the United States Michael Fonte Consultant to the Democratic Progressive Party John Tkacik Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation Stephen Yates Senior Fellow in Asia Studies, American Foreign Policy Council
Host(s):	Ambassador Harvey Feldman Distinguished Fellow for China Policy, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
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Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium Taiwan’s citizens will go to the polls on January 12 to elect a new Legislative Yuan (usually called the LY), the island republic’s parliament. It will be the first election under an entirely new system, where the LY’s seats have been reduced by half. Voters will get two ballots, one for candidates in the district in which they live, and one for party preference. In addition, two contentious referenda will be placed before the electorate. Join us as our experts examine, dissect and evaluate the results of this significant vote.