or legs lative u.n. are up. more than 500 candidates are running. this is where the start up parties and candidates could gain ground. most stand firm on an independence platform and an alternative voice that ruled the only democracy has been changed for the last seven years. >> now, our correspondent adrian brown is live in taipei. he's at the democratic progressive party base. first to scott heidler, joining us from kmt's headquarters. scott, we have a line here saying that the kmt conceded defeat. this is from the leader of the party. no doubt a sombre move at the party headquarters. >> absolutely, and he just took to the stage. in the last couple of minutes he conceded defeat, he apologised to the members, to everyone that voted for him and the party. in addition to that, he is no longer the chairperson of kmt party. he resigned from that. he bowed and apologised. he is speaking from behind. this is not a defeat that is unexpected. polling numbers went into the election. they expected to go that way. there's an opposition coming out strong and e