Independent Ko elected Taipei mayor

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Independent candidate Ko Wen-je responds to reporters after KMT candidate Sean Lien conceded defeat in the Taipei mayoral election on Nov. 28, 2014. Ko will be the first mayor of the island capital to win the post on an independent ticket.

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