FEATURE/Dissecting Ko: Why young people seem to favor the TPP presidential candidate
09/03/2023 04:54 PM
Despite Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) founder and presidential candidate being consistently behind front-runner Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate, in the polls, he is leading the way when it comes to wooing younger voters, boasting the highest approval rating of all candidates among voters under 40.
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