The DPP's New Tide faction, the party's largest, appealed to Chen to seriously review his cooperation model with Lee, saying that Chen's administration should walk its own way instead of continually allowing the former head of state to manipulate the government.
Nonetheless, Huang said that the two parties' tension would only be temporary. He said that Lee is the biggest victor and the TSU's influence with the farmers and fishermen would expand as a result.
"In contrast to Chen's underestimation of the farmers' opposition, Lee accurately assessed the situation. For farmers and fishermen, they see that Lee and the TSU are the ones who truly understand their problems and will stand by their side," Huang said.
Although analysts don't think that the results of the forthcoming regional elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung cities will be affected by the incident because farmers do not have a lot of power in the cities, Huang noted that support for the TSU will increase in the countryside.
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