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Article: 1st Ld: Ma declares victory in Taiwan's leadership election
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 22, 2008
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1st Ld: Ma declares victory in Taiwan's leadership election
TAIPEI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) declared
its candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, won the island's leadership election on
Saturday, according to an initial ballot count.
Taiwan residents began voting in the leadership election at 8
a.m., voting ended at 4 p.m.. Results are expected at 9.30 p.m.
About 17.3 million people voted at 14,401 polling stations, said the
Taiwan authority.
Frank Hsieh from the ...