Taiwan premier Jiang Yi-huah resigns after poll defeat

Taiwan's premier Jiang Yi-huah announced his resignation after his party lost a number of strongholds in Saturday's elections. According to CNN, Jiang resigned on Saturday after losing the first election since protests erupted over a controversial trade deal with mainland China.

The ruling party Kuomintang was able to garner only 40% of the vote, while the Democratic Progressive Party won with more than 47% of the vote. The elections took place months following the "Sunflower Movement" that saw protesters seizing Taiwan's parliament and taking to streets to protest against the trade agreement signed between Taiwan and mainland China in Shanghai last year.

Critics have claimed the deal would threaten small businesses in Taiwan and give China greater influence in the island state, the report said.