The China Post
Date: December 28, 2016
By: Yuan-Ming Chiao
Premier Lin Chuan on Tuesday rebutted rumors about his possible resignation and added that there
Premier Lin Chuan. (CNA)
were no plans to reshuffle the Cabinet despite low approval ratings.
“Don’t expect me to leave (office) tomorrow — I’m staying put,” Lin told reporters at a year-end press conference held at the Executive Yuan in Taipei.
The latest poll released by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation on Tuesday put President Tsai Ing-wen’s approval rating at 38 percent, the lowest in its record.
Opinion polls conducted by TVBS found the premier’s approval rating at 24 percent, slightly lower than that of President Tsai Ing-wen, which stood at 27 percent.
Saying he had always polled lower than Tsai from the time both took office, Lin said the key point was not whether his rating was high but whether the government’s policies were perceptible to citizens. [FULL STORY]