Taiwan elections for parliament, county heads begin

Taiwan elections for parliament, county heads begin

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-chen (in wheelchair) leave a Taipei school on Dec. 1 after casting their ballots in the first island-wide elections to choose a new legislature and local government heads since the long-dominant Nationalist Party (KMT) lost the presidency last year.

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