Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/27
By: Wang Cheng-chung and Chung Yu-chen

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) An aide to tycoon Terry Gou (郭台銘) would not confirm a report saying Gou

will announce his bid for the presidency in September but did say on Tuesday he is seriously considering the possibility.

Gou, the founder and former chairman of iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, has been mulling an independent run for president since losing the Kuomintang (KMT) presidential primary in mid-July to Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜).

Speculation surrounding his candidacy has picked up recently as Gou has tried to ally himself with independent Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) to launch a third force in the 2020 race against Taiwan's two major parties, the KMT and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

Gou aide Tsai Chin-yu (蔡沁瑜) confirmed Tuesday Gou is seriously considering a run for president and said he will announce his decision before Sept. 17, the deadline for registration as a presidential candidate.    [FULL  STORY]