Taiwan's ruling KMT taps female lawmaker as presidential candidate

Taiwan's ruling KMT taps female lawmaker as presidential candidate

Taiwan's Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu speaks in Taipei on June 14, 2015. The ruling Kuomintang or Nationalist Party decided on June 17 to nominate her as its presidential candidate, which will virtually pit her against another woman, opposition Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen, in the January 2016 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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