Presidential Office denies rumors of Cabinet shake-up

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/02
By: Fan Cheng-hsiang, Lee Ming-tsung, Yu Hsiao-han and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) The Presidential Office has denied local media claims that there is going to be a Cabinet shuffle that could see four incumbent ministers replaced before the Chinese New Year holiday.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the Presidential Office dismissed an Apple Daily report claiming that Foreign Minister David Lee (李大維), Interior Minister Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮), Finance Minister Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) and Education Minister Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) will be targeted in the upcoming Cabinet shake-up.

The Apple Daily attributed its report to a high-level official of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.    [FULL  STORY]