Taipei, Feb. 28 (CNA) The ruling Kuomintang (KMT) is conducting intensive soul-searching over its latest defeat in Saturday’s legislative by- elections, party officials said Sunday. The ruling party suffered yet another setback — its fourth since President Ma Ying-jeou led the party to a comfortable victory in the 2008 presidential election — in the by-elections, [...]

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(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Both the ruling Kuomintang and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party are poised to come out with their optimal deployments of candidates for the year-end mayoral elections in the five special municipalities in the wake of the latest legislative by-elections that ended yesterday. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246217/KMT-DPP.htm

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Both the ruling Kuomintang and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party are poised to come out with their optimal deployments of candidates for the year-end mayoral elections in the five special municipalities in the wake of the latest legislative by-elections that ended yesterday. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246217/KMT-DPP.htm

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The turnout rates in the four legislative by-elections held Saturday were relatively low — ranging from 36 percent to 41.37 percent — compared with previous elections in the past few years, the Central Election Commission (CSC) said after vote-counting. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246225/Voting-rates.htm

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated his resolve on the campaign trail Friday to ease the unemployment situation, declaring that this will be a year for job creation. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246227/President-says.htm