Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said William Lai Ching-te’s election victory was a “matter for the people of Taiwan.” (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kento Awashima and Reuters)
SOPHIE MAK and RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writers
SYDNEY — Australia has called on Beijing to respect the “outcome of democratic elections” after a China-skeptic party and its leader won a tight three-way race in Taiwan’s presidential poll.
This weekend, voters handed the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) an unprecedented third consecutive term in office with its leader, William Lai Ching-te, set to be Taiwan’s next leader.
