DPP wins majority in Taiwan's legislative poll
Opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen has won Taiwan's presidential election.
The Democratic Progressive Party leader will become Taiwan's first female president. The party will be returning to power after 8 years.
The election commission announced in the final results that Tsai had more than 6.89 million votes, while the ruling Nationalist Party candidate Eric Chu had 3.81 million votes. The turnout was a record low of 66.27 percent, down 8 percentage points from the previous presidential election.
Tsai told reporters shortly after 8:30 PM local time that voters in Taiwan made history. She said she deeply respects those who brought about a change of power.
Tsai will succeed President Ma Ying-jeou from the Nationalist Party.
Earlier, Chu conceded defeat. He told his supporters the party has lost the fight and said he will resign as party chairman.
Voters also cast their ballots in parliamentary elections.
The election commission said Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP won 68 seats in the 113-seat legislature, compared with 40 before the poll. It is the first time the DPP won a single-party majority since direct elections began in Taiwan in 1992.
The Nationalist Party gained 35 seats, a major setback from its pre-election strength of 64.
The party's incumbents lost their seats in northern districts including New Taipei City, their foothold.
The New Power Party won 5 seats. The party was founded by citizens and students, and is cooperating with the DPP in fielding candidates.