Opoosition KMT won Taiwan parliamentary elections

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Opposition party of Taiwan,KMT won 81 seats, They have 51.3 per cent share
of the vote which led their party en route to Presidential election in the month of March.KMT with majority of 86 seats of the 113-seat parliament,
total sweep. China-hostile policies of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won only 27 seats as per election results from Central election commission.

"We are both grateful and worried about the heavy burden the victory has brought on us," KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told a news conference.

"We have won the majority of seats in parliaments. We will not abuse this power, but will use (it) to push for stability in our society. We will be more united so that we will not let down the Taiwanese people," he said.

KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou said Monday, KMT had to remain humble and work its utmost to live up to the expectations of the public.

Ma is running for president against his DPP opponent Frank Hsieh in the crucial poll slate for March 22.

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Posted January 12th, 2008 by Nksagar

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