Complex sentence: Liou, a businessman, was chosen again despite losing in the last election due to his "knowledge of the local terrain", grassroots support, and "ever willing to serve Machap constituents".
Split into simpler sentences: Liou, a businessman, was chosen again despite losing in the last election. He was chosen due to his "knowledge of the local terrain", grassroots support, and "ever willing to serve Machap constituents".