Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) challenged Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) right after he took over the party leadership yesterday to mean business in his pledge to reform the party, particularly on the issues of "black gold" and vote-buying.
Su also challenged Ma to lead the KMT into what he described as "benevolent competition" with the DPP during the year-end elections of county magistrates and mayors.
During a stumping tour of Taoyuan in northern Taiwan, Su advised Ma to shed his "teflon" image if he wants to wean his party off the so-called "black gold" or money politics and vote-buying.
Su said he understands Ma's ambition to lead the KMT to win back power in the 2008 presidential election, but the DPP will do its utmost to get good grades on President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) administration, an achievement that he claimed will ensure the DPP continues as the ruling party.
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According to Lai, Ma spent much of his speech attacking the president and his administrative record as if he was delivering a campaign speech in 2008.
"Loud criticism of the DPP does not mean the KMT will improve, as that requires concrete strategies," Lai said.
He also ridiculed Ma for "copying what Lien Chan (
Cheng Chen-lung (程振隆), secretary-general of the pro-independence opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), said that if Ma wants the "pan-blue alliance" to take power in 2008, he must deal with the baggage of the party's ill-gotten assets, return the party to the middle ground and respect the people's right to choose between unification and independence.
Ma's anti-Taiwan independence remarks show that he does not respect the people, he claimed, adding that Ma should agree to allow the people a free choice between unification with China and Taiwan independence.
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