Court ends KMT appeal; Wang’s status restored

PHOENIX?Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Yaung Chih-liang said he would bring the party to ruin so it can be reborn

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 24, 2015
By: Tseng Te-jung, Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporters, with staff writer

Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) yesterday formally regained his

Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, right, is cheered by members of the Chinese Federation of Labor yesterday at a meeting in Taipei.  Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times

Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, right, is cheered by members of the Chinese Federation of Labor yesterday at a meeting in Taipei. Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) membership after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the party.

The Supreme Court made the decision after the KMT, which has been led by New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) since January, failed to submit a required document on the appointment of legal representatives.

Wang yesterday remained tight-lipped about whether he would run for president, dismissing media reports that he would register in the party’s presidential primary next week.     [FULL  STORY]

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