Ko Wen-je overtakes William Lai in approval rate pollBloombergA new poll of Taiwanese voters found the top opposition candidate for president jumping past the ruling party’s hopeful into the lead position ahead of January’s election — the latest twist in a drama-filled race. Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) had an approval rating of 31.9 percent versus 29.2 percent for the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Vice President William Lai (賴清德), the poll released yesterday by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation showed. The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), ranked third with 23.6 percent, according to the survey conducted from Nov. 19 through last Tuesday. From left, Taiwan People’s Party Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je; Vice President William Lai, the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate; and New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, are pictured in a composite photograph. A TVBS poll conducted Friday last week through Sunday showed Lai leading with 34 percent, Hou in second at 31 percent and Ko in third at 23 percent.
