Taipei's Ko describes 2024 presidential election as 'boring subject'

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/10/062
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The mayors of four cities in northern Taiwan gathered for a cultural event on Tuesday (Oct. 6), but three of them refused to discuss their alleged presidential ambitions.

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was re-elected for a second and final term earlier this year, and the next election is not until January 2024. However, speculation has erupted over the likely contenders to succeed her.

Three of the most frequently heard names were seen together on stage Tuesday, but none wanted to answer the media's questions about future elections, CNA reported.

Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsang (鄭文燦) of Tsai's DPP hosted Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who also chairs the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), and New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) of the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT).    [FULL  STORY]