EDITORIAL: Ko sowing election integrity doubtsTaiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was last in the three-way presidential election, but his name was everywhere in news media and on political talk shows in the past week. Following the elections, unverified short videos of election workers reciting and tallying votes were posted on social media, claiming that vote-rigging might have occurred. The videos went viral after a few influencers shared them, including a popular and outspoken Ko supporter on YouTube. The Central Election Commission said election procedures were transparent and allowed parties’ overseers and the public to monitor the vote counting. However, Ko said that “it is impossible to conduct large-scale election fraud in Taiwan,” but left room for speculation.
