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to President Ma's Administration, both politically (a reckless approach on the cross strait relations with

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) and economically (social inequality on the income distribution). The DPP gained executive control of 7 municipalities and counties from the KMT, while independent

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won the Taipei mayoral election. Premier

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resigned after the election, forcing President

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to appoint

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to replace Jiang. President Ma resigned from his post as Chairperson of the

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(KMT) in the days following the election. As five elected leaders were incumbent legislators, a subsequent legislative by-election was held in March 2015, in which there were no party swings.

Results Summary

Magistrate and mayor elections

ROC 2014 Local Governance Township level

New Taipei

Taipei

Taoyuan

Taichung

Tainan

Kaohsiung

Yilan County

Hsinchu County

Miaoli County

Changhua County

Nantou County

Yunlin County

Chiayi County

Taitung County

Pingtung County

Hualien County

Penghu County

Keelung

Hsinchu

Chiayi

Kinmen County

Lienchiang County

Councillor elections

Township/city mayor elections

* Including Municipal Mayors, Aboriginal Rural District Chiefs, Township Chiefs

Township/city council elections

Village chief elections

Notes

References

External links

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