Taiwan's new legislature convenes

Taiwan's new legislature convenes

Taiwan's legislature gets ready for the election of its speaker in Taipei on Feb. 1, 2016, as the newly elected legislature dominated by the Democratic Progressive Party convened. Su Jia-chyuan of the DPP was elected Taiwan's first non-Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative speaker since 1992. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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