Taipei Times
Date: Feb 06, 2018
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) should nominate its own candidate for Taipei
Former vice president Annette Lu, right, is interviewed by host Clara Chou yesterday morning on the Coco Breakfast show at the Hit FM radio station in Taipei. Photo: CNA
mayor this year instead of renewing its alliance with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said yesterday.
Lu, who on Thursday announced that she was considering seeking the party’s nomination herself, said that siding with Ko again could cost the DPP the presidency in 2020.
During a radio interview yesterday, Lu said she was confident that she could win if nominated.
She had asked two national policy advisors to inform President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) two months ago of her intention to run, even before DPP Legislator Pasuya Yao (姚文智) announced his candidacy for the party’s nomination on Dec. 17 last year. [FULL STORY]
