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Taiwan cabinet quits following ruling party's dismal polls showing

Published Mon, Dec 1, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Taipei

TAIWAN'S cabinet resigned en masse on Monday after the ruling party suffered a massive defeat at the island's biggest ever local elections.

The ruling Beijing-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) had their power slashed across Taiwan at the key polls on Saturday, with Premier Jiang Yi-huah quitting hours after the disastrous result - seen as a key barometre ahead of the 2016 presidential race.

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