Taiwan's Kuomintan (KMT) declared its candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, won the island's leadership election on Saturday, according to an initial ballot count.
Taiwan residents began voting in the leadership election at 8 a.m., voting ended at 4 p.m.. Results are expected at 9.30 p.m. About 17.3 million people voted at 14,401 polling stations, said the Taiwan authority.
