The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday published its latest advertisement in major newspapers, calling the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate for Taipei County commissioner, Luo Wen-chia (羅文嘉), and former presidential adviser Chen Che-nan (陳哲男) "right-hand men" of the president.
If Luo won the election, Chen's "crimes" would be "overlooked," the advertisement said.
"If President Chen [Shui-bian's (陳水扁)] favorite follower Luo wins the election, then we believe that all the crimes Chen Che-nan has committed will be overlooked ... The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp issue and other scandals at the Presidential Office will also be passed over," KMT spokeswoman Cheng Li-wen (鄭麗文) said yesterday at KMT headquarters.
Luo was previously director of the Taipei City Department of Information when Chen Shui-bian was mayor. He has been credited as one of the president's more important assistants in the latter's career.
If the DPP wins the Taipei County race, Cheng said, there would be more corruption and the government would abuse its power more boldly.
"Only by having the DPP lose the elections will the arrogant party be forced to reform and take a close look at itself ... Every single vote is important this time, and we will see if the voters can tell right from wrong," she said.
Meanwhile, the KMT's "Oppose corruption, save Taiwan" rally to be held tomorrow will feature all of the party's top figures, including Ma, former chairman Lien Chan (連戰) and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平).
They will join an anticipated 200,000 participants in expressing discontent with the government. Party officials have said they will invite People First Party Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) to participate.
The rally will begin in front of the Songshan Tobacco Factory Park, pass along Zhongxiao E Road, Chienkuo S Road and Renai Road before ending at Ketagelan Boulevard.
When asked why the KMT had chosen to hold the rally in Taipei City even though the city is not holding any elections next week, KMT officials said the DPP was holding its rallies tomorrow in various cities and counties and that it wanted to avoid conflict with pan-green supporters on the streets.
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