Han Kuo-yu, the polarising populist mayor of Kaohsiung, the largest city in southern Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
Han Kuo-yu, the polarising populist mayor of Kaohsiung, the largest city in southern Taiwan. Photo: Reuters

Who is Han Kuo-yu: could Kaohsiung’s populist mayor be Taiwan’s next president?

He came from nowhere to win last year’s mayoral elections. Now, with 1.2 million ‘Han fans’ and rallies across Taiwan, ‘Bald Guy’ has his sights on the presidency after winning the KMT ticket

Han Kuo-yu, the polarising populist mayor of Kaohsiung, the largest city in southern Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
Han Kuo-yu, the polarising populist mayor of Kaohsiung, the largest city in southern Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
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