Justin Huang spurns Tsai nomination

CONTROL YUAN ROW: The KMT said Tsai Ing-wen should have consulted it before reaching out to Huang, while a DPP member said the party was not informed either

Taipei0 Times
Date: Jun 21, 2020
By: Sherry Hsiao, Lee Hsin-fang and Huang Hsin-po / Staff reporters

The entrance to the Control Yuan is pictured in Taipei on Wednesday.
Photo: Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei Times

Former Taitung County commissioner Justin Huang (黃健庭) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday declined a nomination from President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to serve as Control Yuan vice president.

The announcement came one day after news of the planned appointment sparked criticism across the political spectrum.

Huang said in a video on Facebook that he cared about his reputation “far more than any position” and urged people who were “using [him] as a shield to shift the focus” to stop what they were doing.

The KMT said in a statement that it welcomed Huang’s announcement.    [FULL  STORY]

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