Taiwan's Constitution does not clearly state what kind of system -- a presidential or parliamentary system -- should be used to govern the country.
Lo, however, believed the president had done all that he could and was successful in stabilizing military and cross-strait tensions this year. "Therefore, taking a broader view of Taiwan's history, the completion of the peaceful transfer of power is [President Chen's] biggest achievement this year," he said.
Failing to set a political agenda successfully during its first year, You said, was another reason that led to the DPP government being given several slaps in the face by the opposition alliance whenever policies were presented to the legislature.
"Therefore, the only way for the DPP to get out of its ruling difficulties is to win more legislative seats," You said, adding that he was confident that the DPP should be able to secure 80 to 90 seats after the year-end legislative elections.
As far as the development of Taiwan's party politics is concerned, Edward Chen said that he believed the PFP should be able to grow and play a key role in the future. But he was also worried that the New Party would not survive the year-end legislative election since it would have difficulties in gaining more than 5 percent of votes.
You, nevertheless, said that the KMT and PFP's provisional alliance would face a challenge during the legislative election since they run on a similar platform and hence compete for the same votes.
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