But if the election is a vicious, no-holds-barred one and people have such different definitions even of national identity, it will be very difficult after the election to heal the wounds and establish a consensus identity. This is an ordeal that Taiwan's democracy must pass on the road to maturity.
但選戰如此慘烈，國家定位的認同如此歧異，選後要如何弭平傷痕、凝聚國家一體的共識感，是一項高難度的考驗，也是台灣民主邁向成熟的必經磨練。