A man looks at candidates in the Taipei mayoral election at a polling station in Taipei, December 9, 2006.

Supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wave flags during a Taipei's mayoral campaign rally in Taipei December 8, 2006.

Supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wave flags during a Taipei's mayoral campaign rally in Taipei December 8, 2006.

Ma Ying-jeou(R), leader of Taiwan's leading opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Hau Lung-bin, KMT's Taipei mayoral candidate, gesture during a mayoral campaign rally in Taipei December 8,2006.

Frank Hsieh, Taipei City mayoral candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), speaks to his supporters during a mayoral campaign rally in Taipei December 8, 2006.

(China Daily December 11, 2006)