Taipei Times
Date: Jul 24, 2017
By: Su Fang-ho and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Pasuya Yao (姚文智) on Saturday said he would run in the Taipei mayoral election next year and accused Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) of overstepping his authority.

Yao said the mayor has failed to live up to the expectations of grassroots supporters during the three years he has been in office.

“The atmosphere at party headquarters is always changing, but the latest polls show that many DPP supporters feel that Mayor Ko is out of touch with the expectations that people had for his administration,” Yao said.

Ko has said he would break down the barrier between the pan-blue and pan-green camps, but ended up wandering between them, Yao said, adding that Ko’s political activities have gone beyond the concerns of a mayor.    [FULL  STORY]