Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/04/30
By: Yeh Su-ping, Liao Yu-yang and Chung Yu-chen
Taipei, April 30 (CNA) The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) proposed on Tuesday to
President Tsai Ing-wen (right) and former Premier Lai Ching-te
hold a presidential primary in late May if efforts to forge a consensus between the two main contenders falls through.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who led her party to a major defeat in local elections in 2018 and has fared poorly in polls against potential opponents in the 2020 presidential election, is facing a serious challenge for the DPP’s nomination from former Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德).
The party had originally planned to hold a primary between the two in mid-April but pushed it back into May to leave more time to find a solution that avoids a fierce internal primary battle.
Under the proposal, if no solution is found by May 22, Tsai and Lai will hold policy presentation forums from May 24 to 26, followed by a primary consisting of one or more public opinion polls held from May 27 to 31. [FULL STORY]
