TAIPEI — Taiwanese hit the polls in force on Saturday to elect their next president as well as a new legislature.

Of the more than 18 million eligible voters, 40 percent of them this time around were under the age of 40.

This year's presidential election was a three-way race between the Democratic Progressive Party's Tsai Ying-wen, the Kuomintang's Eric Chu and the People First Party's James Soong.

Incumbent president Ma Ying-jeou, of the Kuomintang, has played nothing but the China card with promises of good times to come for Taiwan since getting in office.

Eight years on, the economy has shown no signs of improvement, while Taiwanese citizens are increasingly worried about putting all their eggs in the China basket.

Democracy may not be the most efficient form of government, but at least you can hit the reset button every once in awhile. Say hello to the first female president in Taiwan's history … Tsai Ing-wen.

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