. >> this man, shawn yen, as kmt party candidate he favored closer ties with beijing based on the acceptanceof the one china doctrine, something that many young taiwanese reject. this year thousands of students staged a sit-in protest in parliament that lasted 38 days. they were angry at a new prospect of a trade deal with the mainland. that's something that ddp supporters say their party will not do. >> to normalize trade relations between taiwan and china is very important. however, to only concentrate trade relations with china may not help people of taiwan. it's like putting all eggs in one basket. >> analysts say it will have a much wider effect. >> people in hong kong have been paying very close attention to the elections here given what is going on in hong kong with the umbrella movement, but other countries and other regions in southeast asia as well have been showing keen interest. >> for some this election has been disastrous. >> the result of the election today shows that they were facing a very frustrating defeat. i must apologize to our party members and supporters. we failed yo

. >> the defeated rifle is this man, shawn yen.as kmt party candidates he favoreddel one china doctrine, something that many young taiwan niece reject. this year thousands of students face a sit in protest in front of parliament for 28 days. >> pouring all our investment in china or concentrate for china is like putting all eggs in one basket. >> analysts say that it has given the affect. >> countries around the region have been taking interests. >> for some this election has been disastrous. >> his kmt party pro china policy now appears to be a vote loser. the premiere of his government has resigned. and he is now facing a much stronger opposition two years out from the general election. dominick kane. al jazeera. >> after days of protests in the u.s. town of ferguson life is returning to normal. the focus now is on cleaning up and for the business community, counting the cost of the damage. >> reporter: west florissant avenue, scene of the worst rioting. this is how it looked monday night with police and protesters clashing in th

. >> the defeated rival is this man, shawn yen. as kmt he aligns himself in th with the independent. a sit in in hong kong, something that the ddp said that is something that they would not do. >> putting all of our advisement in china or trade relations with china may not be healthy for taiwan. it's like putting all egg eggs in one basket. >> although saturday's vote in taiwan was for local governments analysts say it will have a much wider affect. >> people have in hong kong have been paying very close attention to the elections in taiwan given what is going on with the umbrella movement, but other countries and all around the republican in southeast asia have been taking attention. the premiere of his government has resigned, and he is now facing a much stronger opposition two years out from the general election. dom mick kane, al jazeera. >> the officials results from namibia ha's elections. >> africa's first electronic vote has not delivered the results promised. only a fraction of the votes have been counted, and what is part