Can Terry Gou Break Taiwan's Two-Party Deadlock?

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By TaiwanPlus News

Foxconn founder Terry Gou is running to be Taiwan's next president, making him the fourth candidate in an already crowded race. Taiwan has seen plenty of third-party and independent candidates over the past 20 years, but what makes Gou confident that he could be the first to get over the line? We're joined on Zoom In Zoom Out by Lev Nachman, assistant professor at National Chengchi University. We dive into Gou’s chances of victory, the splits within the main opposition Kuomintang and the structural issues preventing third parties from having a bigger say in Taiwan politics.