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Taiwan ruling party picks William Lai as presidential candidate

Taiwan Vice-President and chairman of ruling Democratic Progressive Party William Lai gestures during his speech at the DPP headquarters in Taipei today. Lai will represent DPP in the 2024 presidential election. – AFP pic, April 12, 2023.

TAIWAN’S ruling party nominated Vice-President William Lai as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election today, choosing a candidate who has been more outspoken on independence than incumbent Tsai Ing-wen. “I am very honoured to have received the DPP’s nomination to take part in the 2024 presidential election and to uphold the duty of safeguarding Taiwan,” Lai said at a Democratic Progressive Party press conference.

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