NOT SO FAST: The Northern Taiwan Society chairman said the president being the party’s candidate in 2020 is not a foregone conclusion, but that many expect Lai to run
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 06, 2018
By: Peng Wan-hsin, with Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday denied that so-called factions are
Hit FM radio host Clara Chou, left, interviews Deputy Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang on her morning show yesterday. Photo courtesy of Hit FM
distancing themselves from President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), the party’s former chairperson, or trying to force her out of power.
Deputy Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang (蔡其昌) made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Clara Chou (周玉蔻) on her morning show, Coco Breakfast (蔻蔻早餐).
Tsai Chi-chang denied that earlier comments he made were the former New Tide faction’s — of which he is a member — attempt to distance themselves from the president and to force her out of power.
He on Monday said that Premier William Lai (賴清德) and Presidential Office Secretary-General Chen Chu (陳菊) — both members of the faction — would step down at an appropriate time. [FULL STORY]
