Farmer plans to become first Communist president of Taiwan

"Factories are closing and unemployment is rising. People are becoming disillusioned with the Kuomintang (KMT) as they were with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)," said Wang Laoyang, 60, chairman of the Taiwan Communist Party (TCP), flanked by his two vice-chairmen. "This is a good opportunity for us. I hope to become president within 10 years."

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