Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/27
By: Yu Hsiang, Yen Su-ping and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) A possible alliance between tycoon Terry Gou (郭台銘), independent Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) in the 2020 presidential election would undermine unity in the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and potentially cost its presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) victory in the race, lawmakers said Tuesday.

Speculation has recently increased as to whether Gou, founder and former chairman of iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, is mulling an independent run for the presidency since losing the KMT presidential primary to Han in mid-July.

Earlier Tuesday, an aide to Gou disclosed that the billionaire is "seriously considering a run for president" and will announce his decision before Sept. 17, the deadline for registration as a presidential candidate.

Since losing the primary, Gou has been trying to ally himself with Ko and Wang, with the former thought by many earlier in the year to be a likely candidate in the presidential election himself
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