"Because in this election the Kuomintang lost the mayorship of the capital city [Taipei], in order to protect their position they will have to speed up reform and improve their governing performance, which is good for economic development," argues Yu Tzung-hsien, the president of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research.
「這次選舉，執政黨輸掉首都市長席位，可以想見為了保衛政權，執政黨一定會加速改革，力求施政表現，對經濟發展是件好事」，中華經濟研究院院長于宗先表示。