Independent candidate Ko Wen-je wins Taipei mayoral election

In a blow to the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), independent candidate Ko Wen-je swept to victory Saturday in the Taipei mayoral election, becoming the capital city's first non-KMT mayor in 16 years.

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