Taiwan elections: DPP to secure third term as Lai Ching-te wins presidential election

LAI Ching-te has won Taiwan’s presidential election as China repeatedly denounced him as a dangerous separatist.

Lai’s Democratic Progressive party (DPP)- which rejects China’s territorial claims – secured a third term, unprecedented under Taiwan’s current electoral system.

Lai Ching-te has won the presidential election in Taiwan on Saturday

Lai Ching-te, who is the current vice president, is set to replace Tsai Ing-wen, who has served the limit of two terms.

Lai has accumulated five million votes and became the first presidential candidate to do so, reported local broadcasting stations.

Ballots have been counted from 95 per cent of polling stations across Taiwan as Lai emerged as an impregnable lead.