The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) seemed yesterday to take a step away from reorganizing itself after several legislators appealed to party members to keep KMT Chairman Lien Chan (
Yesterday Lien began receiving visits from KMT legislators. During the visits Lien listened to their views on the presidential election and December's legislative election as well as other matters.
Lien will continue receiving legislators today and tomorrow, and will meet a total of 66 legislators over the three days.
Two days ago some legislators were talking about a potential transfer of power within the party that would allow the younger generation to take over. However, several legislators agreed yesterday to delay discussions of any potential shift in power until after the legislative election.
The legislators also said that Lien should continue to lead the party through the legislative election, and should continue to fight to reach a resolution of the controversies resulting from the presidential election.
"We have agreed not to talk about a power transfer before the legislative election is over," KMT Legislator Lee Chuan-chiao (
"We think that Chairman Lien should continue to lead the KMT's campaign through the legislative election, and should pursue the truth behind the presidential election. To continue pursuing the truth behind the presidential election, we think that he has to visit central and southern Taiwan to meet his grassroots supporters, to thank them for voting and to encourage them to continue to support the KMT," Lee said.
Lee said that there was also a suggestion made that a brochure -- in which evidence to support the KMT's allegations of election fraud -- be produced and distributed to the public.
"We also suggested that a task force to deal with fraud in the presidential election and upcoming legislative election be established, although we have not quite figured out the structure of the task force and who should participate in it," KMT Legislator Liao Wan-ju (廖婉汝) said.
Liao was another legislator who met Lien yesterday.
Lee said that the legislators wanted Lien to head this task force.
KMT Deputy Chairman and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) yesterday received the last group of legislators whom he was scheduled to receive according to a three-day luncheon arrangement.
Liao said the legislators suggested that the party should focus on two things now: investigating alleged fraud in the presidential election and beginning to deal with the legislative-election campaign.
"We did not talk much about party reform today. Most said that they would support the party if the party can propose a clear direction," Liao Wan-ju said.
Legislator Liao Kuo-tung (
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