FAMILY BACKGROUND: Chiang was effective in running a cautious campaign to avoid making mistakes, waiting for other candidates to slip up, an analyst saidBy William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNA
BLUE WAVE: The KMT’s Chiang Wan-an defeated the DPP’s Chen Shih-chung and is to become Taipei mayor, while President Tsai Ing-wen stepped down as DPP chairperson after many of the party’s candidates, handpicked by the leadership, performed poorlyBy Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer
EYE ON THE CAPITAL: The DPP views this year’s race as its best chance in 24 years to win back the Taipei mayoral seat, with Chen Shih-chung facing two blue contendersBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter