2023 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship by-election

2023 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election

← 2019 15 January 2023
Turnout17.59%
 
Candidate William Lai
Popular vote 41,840
Percentage 100%

Chairperson before election

Chen Chi-mai (acting)

Elected Chairperson

William Lai

The 2023 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election was held on 15 January 2023 to elect the new chairperson of the party. Vice President William Lai was unopposed and elected to succeed President Tsai Ing-wen, who resigned after the party's poor showing in the 2022 local elections.[1]

  1. ^ "Taiwan's president resigns as party leader after election losses". NPR. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.