Taiwan’s opposition were united in taking on the ruling party then it all fell apart

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A plan to mount a joint presidential campaign by Taiwan’s two largest opposition parties looks to be in tatters Saturday, after the two sides could not agree on who should top the ticket. Taiwanese voters will go to the polls in mid-January to select a successor to President Tsai Ing-wen, of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who is term-limited from running again. While opinion surveys show voters are less than satisfied with the DPP, which has governed Taiwan since 2016, Ms. Tsai’s vice president William Lai looked to be cruising to victory, with the bulk of opposition votes split between...