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Taiwan’s presidential election will be a three-way race after all
Hou Yu-ih of the Nationalist Party, or KMT, and Ko Wen-je of the upstart Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) will run against William Lai, the vice-president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn, a giant electronics-maker, had campaigned as an independent.
Taiwan’s opposition coalition fails to pick candidate amid polling dispute KMT and TPP were due to announce which candidate would run for president on Saturday. The rift comes just days after the two parties agreed to work together in a surprise deal brokered by former President Ma Ying-jeou.
No consensus on how to decide joint presidential bid,... The Taiwan People's Party said no consensus had been reached on how to use opinion polls to decide a joint bid for the Taiwanese presidency. The island's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) and the much smaller TPP agreed on Wednesday to look at an aggregate of opinion polls.
Taiwan's opposition parties join forces for... Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party have been in discussion for weeks over an alliance. Two candidates tussling over who should run in the January 13 polls. KMT's Hou Yu-ih has been polling neck-and-neck with TPP's Ko Wen-je.
Taiwan's Opposition parties join forces for Presidential election Kuomintang (KMT) the island's leading pro-Beijing political group — and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) have been in discussion for weeks over an alliance. Two candidates tussling over who should run in the January 13 polls.
Taiwan's opposition parties to team up in parliamentary... Taiwan's two leading opposition parties agree to team up for parliamentary elections. Announcement follows meeting between Eric Chu, chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), and Taiwan People's Party's (TPP) Ko Wen-je. Ko is running for president in the January polls when voters will also elect a new parliament.
Healthcare boss hands £5million to Tories after firm awarded Government contract Frank Hester, chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), gave the largest individual donation to any political party between April and June this year. He handed over the cash to the Conservatives in May, figures from the Electoral Commission confirm. Last week The Mirror reported that TPP was awarded a contract worth up to £149,866 by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in July 2022. In the following months the company donated an almost identical sum to the Tories.
Tories boosted by £5m donation from health entrepreneur after slump Frank Hester, founder and chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), has given the seven-figure sum to Rishi Sunak’s party. News comes after Independent revealed that Mr Sunak is being forced to rely on a small pool of wealthy donors. Four-fifths of all individual donations made to the Tories since he entered Downing Street have come from just 10 wealthy people.
Tories receive £5 million election war-chest boost from health entrepenuer Frank Hester, founder and chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), has given the seven-figure sum to Rishi Sunak’s party. Mr Hester has been invited on several government trade missions in the past, including visiting India with David Cameron in 2013.
Healthcare tycoon Hester swells Tory election warchest with £5m donation Frank Hester, founder and chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), has given the Tories a seven-figure sum. The sum is likely to be disclosed in the latest quarterly data on political donations, which is expected to be published by the Electoral Commission later this week. TPP describes itself as "a leading global provider of healthcare technology"
Deaf footballer celebrates reaching World Cup team... The team needed to raise £50,000 by the end of June across a fundraiser they had set up and a GoFundMe organised by Simon Harris. A £15,000 donation from Frank Hester OBE – the founder of healthcare technology provider TPP – played a big role in tipping the team over the target.
Chandipur Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin Sudhangshu Das (BJP), Subrata Das (CPM), Sajal Das (TPP), Pranesh Das (IND), Bilash Bindu Malakar (TMP) The estimated voter turnout in this seat was 86.07%. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 9022%, while it was 91.92% in 2013.
Chandipur Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin A total of 4 candidates contested in the 2023 elections from this seat: Sudhangshu Das (BJP), Subrata Das (CPM), Sajal Das (TPP), Pranesh Das (IND) In the 20 23 elections, this seat recorded a voter turnout of 86.07% which is -4.15% compared to the 2018 elections.
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