Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Incoming President Tsai Ing-wen finished in 19th place in a reader poll run by Time magazine ahead of the release its annual list of "the 100 most influential people" for 2016.
Tsai, the only Taiwanese featured in the online poll, garnered 1.2 percent of the support from online voters, while United States Senator Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party took the top spot in the poll with 3.3 percent.
Time did not disclose how many people voted in the online poll, which presented 108 notable figures, such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and was held between March 23 and April 13.
South Korean boy band Big Bang came in second with 2.9 percent, Myarmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi took third with 2.2 percent while U.S. President Barack Obama stood in fourth place with 2 percent.
Other female political figures featured in the poll include U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (8), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (23), and former U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (25).
Chinese President Xi Jinping fared the best among the three Chinese nationals in the poll and placed 72nd with 0.5 percent support.
Jin Liqun, president of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and businessman Wang Jianlin, whose property development group Dalian Wanda has expanded in sports and entertainment overseas, finished just outside the top 100.
The official Time 100 list, which will be decided by the magazine's editorial team, will be published April 21.
Taiwanese previously named in the Time list of the 100 most influential people in recent years include venture capitalist Lee Kai-fu (2013), former world No.1 female golfer Yani Tseng (2012), Dharma Master Cheng Yen (2011) and vegetable vendor/philanthropist Chen Shu-chu (2010). (Courtesy of CNA)
