欧洲议会友台小组贺赖清德当选 赞台湾为亚洲民主灯塔
欧洲议会友台小组发布声明「诚挚祝贺台湾公民成功完成总统及国会选举」，赞扬台湾在选举过程中的透明与公平，「不但是亚洲的民主灯塔，也为全球树立标准」。
欧洲议会（European Parliament）友台小组主席Michael Gahler在台湾大选结果揭晓后，随即代表该小组发布声明。除了对台湾民众致贺，声明也恭喜赖清德在民主选举中获胜、确立他服务及代表台湾人民的使命，预祝他执政成功，相信台湾在他的领导下将持续繁荣。议会友台小组亦恭贺胜选立法委员的国会同侪。
As Chairman of the Taiwan friendship group in the European Parliament I am happy to announce the following statement on the Taiwan presidential and parliamentary elections: pic.twitter.com/0ZPOCMOUcP
— Michael Gahler (@gahler_michael) January 13, 2024
声明表示，欧洲议会将持续不移的支持民主台湾、促进台海和平稳定，肯定台湾是一个宝贵的理念相近伙伴。声明特别提到近期议会通过的「欧盟-台湾贸易及投资关系」决议，代表议会推动欧台应透过正式双边协定强化关系的承诺，希望在议会多项友台决议的坚实基础上持续增进欧盟与台湾关系。
In his first presser as newly elected President Lai Ching-te pleads for cooperation between the competing Taiwanese parties and offers to include politicians from beyond his own DPP in the next government. #Taiwan pic.twitter.com/oPiUpER2tK
— Reinhard Bütikofer (@bueti) January 13, 2024