Taiwan election: Voters line up as China ramps up warnings - BBC

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Some 1.02m first-time voters, aged 20 to 23, will vote today, according to media reports citing Taiwan’s Central Election Committee.

While they are worried about China ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan, the high cost of living, low wages and affordable housing are also a huge concern for them.

This partly explains the appeal of Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan’s People’s Party among younger voters.

Known affectionately as KP, Ko drew them by focusing on day-to-day issues such as housing.

Taiwanese youth "cannot find good jobs, cannot afford to buy houses, do not dare to get married and do not want to have kids," Ko had earlier said.

"My responsibility is to give hope to the young people. Only when the young people have hope does our country have hope.”

But Ko has since run into critcism and had fallen back in the polls following allegations of sexist remarks and a botched attempt at running on a joint ticket with another opposition candidate.

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