Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), a doctor at the National Taiwan University Hospital and a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine, was elected the mayor of Taipei in late 2014. As a surgeon Ko ha ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-27
... o Wen-je (柯文哲). Surely many KMT members have become frustrated since then. One piece of evidence is that all the factions chose to remain on the sidelines when the party’s early primary and caucuses s ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
... o Wen-je (柯文哲) won. Also, DPP candidates with humble origins have beat KMT contenders in other local polls in Taoyuan and Yunlin. The elections provide three lessons to Hong Kong. First, amateurs also ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... Wen-je's (柯文哲) victory in the Taipei mayoral election. As the capital city's first-ever mayor from outside the established political parties, Ko's win points to a changing game as Taiwan prepares for ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
