Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te register candidacy in 2020 presidential election

President Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te filed paperwork on Tuesday to appear on the ballot for the 2020 presidential election. At a press conference afterward, Tsai said she”d built a strong foundation for Taiwan during her first term. She asked for four more years to make the country an even a better place to live. The president”s motorcade arrived at the Central Election Commission to cheers from supporters. Tsai and Lai stepped inside to register their candidacy.They completed registration with 53 days to go until Election Day. Amid a crisis in Hong Kong, Tsai opened her speech by mentioning the worsening situation in the city.Tsai Ing-wenPresidentWith the situation in Hong Kong deteriorating and China”s attempting to interfere in Taiwan”s election, our registration as presidential and vice presidential candidates in this election takes on a special significance. First, it highlights the fact that the Republic of China, Taiwan is a country, a sovereign and independent nation. Our people have the right to elect their own president. Second, it highlights how this is a diverse and free country. Political parties can compete with each other freely. Our participating in this election is the embodiment of these two important values.Lai Ching-teDPP vice presidential candidateIn the future, we will present more policies that benefit our country and its people. We”ll strive for the support of people in every city and every constituency, in order to reach our overall goal of this election: A victory for the Tsai-Lai ticket and a majority in the Legislative Yuan. That would give President Tsai Ing-wen more power to protect Taiwan and safeguard its democracy.The presidential election will be a three-way. Han Kuo-yu and Simon Chang aim to bring the KMT back to power. The People First Party”s James Soong is running the last mile of his political career with Sandra Yu. Tsai and Lai are aiming to give the DPP four more years.