"It's a pity that we didn't get the vice speakership. We had a chance, but we simply missed it. I feel sorry about that. But we don't blame anyone," Jan told the Taipei Times.
However, Kaohsiung DPP Legislator Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), who reportedly played a crucial role in persuading his party to revoke the caucus' support for Chu, felt consoled by the DPP councilors' U-turn.
"Since the election result showed that KMT and PFP Kaohsiung City councilors were the major supporters of Chu, KMT-PFP cooperation simply means a restoration of `black gold,'" Chen told the Taipei Times.
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