Sheng added that some primary candidates, who were regarded as dead-certainties to be elected in the year-end vote, surprisingly lost their candidacies during the party's primary.
Hu, in addition, said that the results of the DPP's primary further showed that Taiwan had become a well developed, media-politicized society.
He said that the nominations of the president's translator Hsiao Bi-khim (
"Whatever the truth is, you can see how amazing it is that one single news event can produce a political star in Taiwan," Hu said.
Hsiao was thrust into the limelight after allegations that the president was having an extra-martial affair with her, while Chiang rose to prominence after First Commercial Bank chairman, Jerome Chen (
Both incidents, Hu said, helped to build their publicity.
Hu, moreover, warned the party that some "black gold" politicians and organized crime groups have targeted the party and have been waiting for an appropriate moment to infiltrate it.
He urged the party to sever any connections it has with "black gold."
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