Two women became the main candidates for presidents in Taiwan

The two largest political parties in Taiwan for the first time nominated women as their presidential candidates. The ruling party Gomintan chose the 67-year-old Hun Sich, who is currently the vice speaker of the parliament. Her opponent will be a candidate from the main opposition democratic progressive party (DPP) Tsai Inven.

Each of them has a chance to become the first Taiwan woman in the elections that will be held in January 2016. However, observers note that the leader of the DPP, 58-year-old Inven, has more chances to win, TASS reports.

The political alignment of forces and moods in society largely predetermined the results of the elections to the local authorities held at the end of November last year. A convincing victory at them was won by a DPP . She rules from 2000 to 2008, but then lost popularity in the wave of corruption scandals.

Tsai Inven participated in the 2012 presidential race, but then lost. Today, according to polls, she leads, writes BBC .

According to observers, one of the main issues of the election campaign will be relations with Beijing.

Recall that Taiwan has been managed by his own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the forces of the Gomintan, who was defeated in the civil war with the Chinese communists, fled there. The PRC still considers the island to be its province and achieves reunification. The warming of relations occurred after the administration of the INCIU administration came to power in 2008. He initiated the program of economic rapprochement with the mainland while maintaining political status quo.