Taiwan election: VICTORY in the face of Chinese communism as country gears up for ‘fair election’

The vote is taking place at a tense time for the region, with Chinese president Xi Jinping making it his mission to claim Taiwan.

According to Montgomery, the fact Taiwan is able to carry out a democratic vote despite China’s influence is a victory in itself.

“Taiwan is a vibrant democracy”, he said.

“With a strong economy and a history now of nearly 40 years of elections, there will be raucous elections.

“It’s going to be very close, but most importantly, it will be one person, one vote and a fair election achieved and reported out within 24 to 48 hours.

“I’m very excited about this opportunity and that’s an important thing to remind ourselves and contrast it with.

“The Chinese Communist Party certainly shares none of those traits in terms of democracy or freedom of expression.”

GB News presenter and former Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg concurred with the sentiment, branding Taiwan a “vibrant, effective democracy”.

Tensions with China and the threat of a possible invasion has dominated the narrative in the lead-up to the election, which takes place this weekend.

The three men running for president are calling for peaceful relations with Beijing.

China regards the territory as its own, and it has ramped up military pressure on Taipei while branding the vote a choice between war and peace.

The 23 million people will choose a new president, Vice President and all 113 members of the Legislative Yuan parliament in the vote.

According to Montgomery, the vote is too close to call and the country could end up with a “split” government.

While this would be rare, Montgomery added such a condition would not be unprecedented, with it happening before in Taiwan.