KMT Legislator John Chiang (蔣孝嚴), a former minister of foreign affairs, said Ou should not step down.
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) shrugged off media speculation that senior politicians had wanted Ou to resign.
EVASIVENESS
Meanwhile, the Presidential Office was evasive about whether Ou had offered to resign and urged the public to refrain from speculating on any possible Cabinet reshuffle.
Presidential Office Spokesman Wang Yu-chi (王郁琦) said Ma had made it clear that he and Liu would finalize the penalties for officials responsible for the chaos caused by Typhoon Morakot and decide whether to reshuffle the Cabinet early next month.
Asked whether the change would cover agencies outside of the Executive Yuan, such as the National Security Council, Wang repeated that Ma would make the decision next month, adding that Ma was preoccupied with inspecting disaster areas.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KO SHU-LING AND FLORA WANG
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