Most legislators appear likely to endorse President Chen Shui-bian's (
The selection of former Taiwan High Court Prosecutors' Office prosecutor-general Hsieh Wen-ding (
Hsieh has the support of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus, the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) caucus and the People First Party (PFP) caucus.
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus, however, said it would hold more meetings before making a final decision.
"I think his [Hsieh's] nomination will be approved by the legislature easily," said DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (
"Hsieh is well-educated, experienced, and possesses a remarkable reputation as a judicial officer, ever since he began his career decades ago. I think he is the one," Ker said.
Ker said the DPP would make its final decision regarding Hsieh's nomination on Monday.
TSU caucus whip David Huang (
He said the TSU would make its decision tomorrow.
PFP caucus whip Lu Hsueh-chang (
"We have yet to come to any conclusion on this matter as of now," Lu said. "Personally, I think Hsieh is an OK candidate for this job, speaking of his educational background, his experience and his reputation. I have not found any faults."
KMT caucus secretary-general Pan Wei-kang (
"In terms of education, experience and reputation, Hsieh is OK. But we are not quite sure if this person can stand alone at work and not be influenced by politics after he takes his oath. On that, we need to hold more discussions before we make up our mind," Pan said.
The state public prosecutor-general's seat has been vacant since Wu Ying-chao (
Wu quit saying that he was taking responsibility for prosecutors' poor performance in an anti-bribery crackdown during last year's local government elections on Dec. 1. However, many alleged that he decided to step down for political reasons.
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