DOMESTIC POLITICS: Taiwan's political scene will be relatively stable in 2010-11, following the victory of the KMT candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, in the March 2008 presidential contest. His triumph followed the election for the Legislative Yuan in January of that year, which saw the KMT secure 81 of the chamber's 113 seats. The KMT's control of both parliament and the presidency means that the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party will be excluded from a major role in politics until 2012, when the next national elections are due to take place. Given that Taiwan's two most important political institutions will be controlled by the same party for the next few years, the implementation of economic policy should not be problematic.

Source: Taiwan: Country outlook

Source: Country Forecast Taiwan September 2009

Source: EIU Country Data