Huang Kuo-chang Becomes New TPP Leader Following By-election Win

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Huang Kuo-chang has won the Taiwan People’s Party online chairperson by-election, making him the new leader of the country's third largest political party.

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00:00We begin today in Taipei, where the Taiwan People's Party has voted in a new leader.

00:05Huang Guochang received over 96% of the vote, winning the party's online chairperson by

00:11election by a landslide. Huang, who had been the party's acting chair, was up against

00:16former TPP lawmaker Tsai Pi-ru. The election for the new leader of the country's third

00:22largest party was held to replace founder Ke Wen-je. Ke resigned as chairman in January

00:28while being detained incommunicado on corruption charges. Huang's term in office will last

00:34until the end of 2026.

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