Yoshiyuki Ogasawara 結果共2筆

Explore the legacy of President Tsai Ing-wen as she prepares to leave office with approval ratings surpassing those of predecessors Chen Shui-pian and Ma Ying-chiu according to a TVBS poll. Japanese academic Yoshiyuki Ogasawara analyzes Tsai’s success and the Democratic Progressive Party’s historic third-term win, contrasting it with the fluctuating approval ratings of Ma and Chen. The future of Tsai’s successor, Lai Ching-te, remains a point of interest.

Japanese scholar Yoshiyuki Ogasawara predicts that Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate, is likely to win Taiwan’s presidential race. However, Ogasawara cautions that the DPP is unlikely to gain a majority of legislative seats. Opposition parties have attracted public attention by coordinating candidate discussions, leading to diminished public exposure for Lai. Additionally, recent scandals involving extramarital affairs among DPP incumbent lawmakers have put the party on the defensive. Ogasawara’s prediction makes him the first Japanese election observer to suggest that the ruling DPP may not secure more than half of the legislative seats.