Taiwan election workers start counting ballots

(26 Nov 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taipei City, Taiwan - 26 November 2022
1. Various of election staff counting mayoral votes at a voting booth in Taipei City
2. Various of election staff showing the ballots
3. Various of election staff members marking votes on a board
4. Various of election staff counting referendum votes
5. Various of election staff showing ballots
STORYLINE:
Election staff started to count ballots in Taipei City on Saturday after polls closed in Taiwan's closely watched local elections.
Lingering concerns about the threat posed by its giant neighbor China took a backseat as voters focused on other pressing issues closer to home such as air pollution and bad traffic.
Taiwanese were picking their mayors, city council members and other local leaders in all 13 counties and in nine cities.
There's also a referendum to lower the voting age from 20 to 18.
While international observers and the ruling party have attempted to link the elections to the long-term existential threat that is Taiwan's neighbor, many local experts do not think China has a large role to play this time around.
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