Taiwan people go to the polls today to choose their next president.
There is the incumbent, Ma Ying-jeou, who is staking his re-election on his success in bringing Taiwan's hi-tech economy ever closer to the mainland; his main challenger Tsai Ing-wen, of the Democratic Progressive Party, who argues Ma's polices spawned growing income inequality; and James Soong Chu-yu, a former heavyweight in the Kuomintang, who analysts say could draw voters away from Ma.
In order to gauge public sentiment about the three candidates on the eve of the election, our reporters talked to Taiwanese people from different social and economic backgrounds.
Alicia Wang, 41, chief executive of the Taipei-based Child Welfare League Foundation of Taiwan
President Ma is the most reliable candidate because of his good character and ethics, although his capability is questionable.
Tsai Ing-wen is very smart and wise, but like other DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] leaders, she is good at gimmicks to grab support from swinging voters.
