A poll released by Green Party Taiwan yesterday showed President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) beating Hon Hai Precision Industry Co chairman Terry Gou (郭台銘) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) by less than 2 percentage points in a three-way presidential race, but losing to Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) by 0.4 percentage points if Han represents the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) instead of Gou.
The telephone poll, conducted on Friday and Saturday last week, interviewed 1,008 voters via landlines and cellphones with a 50-50 weighting.
If Tsai, Gou and Ko run in the election in January next year, 28.9 percent of respondents would support Tsai, while 28.1 percent would vote for Ko and 27.1 would choose Gou, the poll found.
If former premier William Lai (賴清德), Gou and Ko run, 28.9 percent would vote for Ko, 26.8 percent would choose Gou and Lai would receive 25.8 percent, it found.
If Tsai runs against Han and Ko, 30.1 of respondents would vote for Han, 29.6 would vote for Tsai and 26.5 percent would vote for Ko.
If Lai, Han and Ko run, 30.4 percent would vote for Ko, 28.3 percent would vote for Han and 27.3 percent would vote for Lai.
Asked which Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member — Tsai or Lai — has a greater chance of winning the party’s nomination, 59.1 percent of respondents said Tsai, while 30.3 percent said Lai.
Asked which KMT hopeful — Han, Gou, former New Taipei City mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) or Legislator Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) — has a greater chance of winning the party’s primary, 38.2 percent said Han, 26.4 percent said Gou, 14.6 percent said Chu and 7.1 said Wang.
Asked if they think Ko would run for president next year, 71.9 percent of respondents said they believe he will, while 21 percent believed he will not.
Asked which party they would vote for, 39.1 percent said the KMT, 30.2 percent said the DPP, 12.6 percent said the New Power Party and 2.6 percent said Green Party Taiwan, the poll showed.
The poll has a confidence level of 95 percent and a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points. The respondents were selected randomly and the results have been weighted to fit the population.
The first global hotel Keys Selection by the Michelin Guide includes four hotels in Taiwan, Michelin announced yesterday. All four received the “Michelin One Key,” indicating guests are to experience a “very special stay” at any of the locations as the establishments are “a true gem with personality. Service always goes the extra mile, and the hotel provides much more than others in its price range.” Of the four hotels, three are located in Taipei and one in Taichung. In Taipei, the One Key accolades were awarded to the Capella Taipei, Kimpton Da An Taipei and Mandarin Oriental Taipei. Capella Taipei was described by
EVA Airways today confirmed the death of a flight attendant on Saturday upon their return to Taiwan and said an internal investigation has been launched, as criticism mounted over a social media post accusing the airline of failing to offer sufficient employee protections. According to the post, the flight attendant complained of feeling sick on board a flight, but was unable to take sick leave or access medical care. The crew member allegedly did not receive assistance from the chief purser, who failed to heed their requests for medical attention or call an ambulance once the flight landed, the post said. As sick
The Taichung District Court yesterday confirmed its final ruling that the marriage between teenage heir Lai (賴) and a man surnamed Hsia (夏) was legally invalid, preventing Hsia from inheriting Lai’s NT$500 million (US$16.37 million) estate. The court confirmed that Hsia chose not to appeal the civil judgement after the court handed down its ruling in June, making the decision final. In the June ruling, the court said that Lai, 18, and Hsia, 26, showed “no mutual admiration before the marriage” and that their interactions were “distant and unfamiliar.” The judge concluded that the couple lacked the “true intention of
A drunk woman was sexually assaulted inside a crowded concourse of Taipei Railway Station on Thursday last week before a foreign tourist notified police, leading to calls for better education on bystander intervention and review of security infrastructure. The man, surnamed Chiu (邱), was taken into custody on charges of sexual assault, taking advantage of the woman’s condition and public indecency. Police discovered that Chiu was a fugitive with prior convictions for vehicle theft. He has been taken into custody and is to complete his unserved six-month sentence, police said. On Thursday last week, Chiu was seen wearing a white
RSS