SECOND RUN:At its National Congress in Taipei yesterday, the party voted in favor of a special article that allows for its alliance with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je to be renewed
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 25, 2017
By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
A motion urging President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to pardon former president Chen
From left, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Kaohsiung city councilors Cheng Hsin-chu and Hsiao Yung-ta, and DPP Taipei City Councilor Chiang Chih-ming discuss a motion urging a pardon for former president Chen Shui-bian before the start of the party’s National Congress in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
Shui-bian (陳水扁) prepared by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) representatives yesterday was not addressed at the party’s National Congress after they failed to reach the quorum needed.
More than 500 party representatives had endorsed the motion ahead of the congress.
Chen served more than six years of a 20-year sentence for corruption before being released on medical parole in 2015, but he still faces other criminal charges.
The opening of yesterday’s congress was attended by 366 party representatives, who reviewed five proposals before taking a short break. [FULL STORY]
