Opposition's Ma wins Taiwan presidential election by landslide

March 22, 2008

Taiwan's opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou surged to a landslide victory on Saturday in a presidential election dominated by concern over the economy and hopes for better ties with China. "This is a victory for people who hope for change and openness and reform," he told his jubilant Kuomintang (KMT) supporters after trouncing ruling party chief Frank Hsieh by around 17 percentage points.