Three men were vying for a spot to shake up Taiwan's presidential race, until it all unravelled in one meeting

After many years of what has effectively been a political duopoly in Taiwan, it looked as if a third contender was set to disrupt the election race for president. After founding his own political party, Taiwan People's Party, Mr Ko embraced his outsider status and appealed to voters concerned about the cost of living instead of focusing purely on the island's relations with China. Mr Gou had decided to run as an independent after being overlooked by the KMT and it was widely expected Mr Hou and the TPP's Mr Ko would form a coalition. "Terry Gou's bizarre rambling commentary was the oddest thing about the meeting," says Hioe, who live tweeted the entire meeting while watching online. Bizarre public meeting scalps Gou and delivers a blow to Ko The next day, Mr Chu said the KMT had "endured humiliation without being able to regain sincerity or receive genuine cooperation".