<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" id="mwATU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> opposition leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ma Ying-jeou">Ma Ying-jeou</a> resigns as the chairman of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang" id="mwATc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kuomintang">Kuomintang</a> party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei" id="mwATg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Taipei">Taipei</a>; Ma also announces his candidacy for the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Republic_of_China_presidential_election" id="mwATk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="2008 Republic of China presidential election">2008 presidential election</a>.