TPP rejects claims of large-scale voting fraudBy Kayleigh Madjar and Jake Chung / Staff writersTaiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday rejected claims of large-scale voter fraud in Saturday’s presidential election, saying it was unlikely in Taiwan’s mature democracy. Following Ko’s third-place finish in the presidential election, some of his supporters have suggested that voter fraud was to blame for the discrepancy between the party’s polling and the official results. Although some minor voting anomalies in the election were possible, large-scale fraud is unlikely in a mature democracy like Taiwan’s, he said. Despite the conclusion of the presidential election, people continue to spread false allegations on online against the commission and its staff, it said in a news release. Even if some individuals failed to observe regulations, they were isolated cases, and, despite claims, ballot-rigging is impossible, the commission said.

Source: Taipei Times January 17, 2024 21:40 UTC