The ruling Democratic Progressive Party suffered a large setback in Taiwan’s local elections on November 24, 2018, with voters delivering a sharp rebuke to President Tsai Ing-wen.

We curate here commentary and analysis on the election results from Kharis Templeman, Project Manager for the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project.

On November 30, Templeman spoke at a seminar about the election results. Read his commentary and related media coverage below:

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11/28/18 - 2018 Taiwan Local Elections: What Happened? (Global Taiwan Institute)

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11/23/2018 - The 2018 Local Elections – Five Questions for Election Night (Taiwan Insight)

11/20/2018 - Taiwan's independence rally draws thousands, irks China (Deutsche Welle)