TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 31 (UPI) -- Two million people reportedly suffered strained personal relationships over conflicting political views during Taiwan's election campaign.
The China Times reported about 12 percent of Taiwan's population admitted experiencing tension in relationships with family, friends or co-workers because they held different political opinions on the March 20 presidential election and the protests that followed.
The paper interviewed 700 adults since the March 27 rally by opposition parties in front of the presidential office to protest what they called an unfair election.
While 12 percent said they experienced political conflict with people in their lives, 83 percent said they felt no negative emotions toward those close to them. Five percent did not respond.
Thirty-two percent of those surveyed said they expected divisions between supporters of the two opposing parties to narrow in the future.
The margin of error was unavailable.
China Times also reported anecdotal evidence an increased number of people sought medical counseling for sexual dysfunction, as many husbands and wives turned against each other for supporting different candidates.
