Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislators yesterday denied that former president Lee Teng-hui (
The legislators made the remarks in response to a story run by the local Chinese language newspaper, the China Times, which said that Lee told Presidential Office Secretary-General Mark Chen (
TSU Legislator Ho Min-hao (
"There have been a series of rumors and speculation implying that the relationship between former president Lee and President Chen has deteriorated sharply, because the TSU cast invalid votes on the recall motion. But I can say those rumors are not true," Ho said.
Ho said that he suspected the pan-blue camp had chosen to spread the rumor now because the TSU and DPP were having problems coordinating their campaigns for the year-end elections, and so it's a vulnerable time.
"Former president Lee only cares about whether a localized regime will continue [in power]. He does not care about the people who are trying to cause trouble between him and the president," Ho said.
Meanwhile, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, who met Lee before the recall vote, yesterday was upbeat on relations between Chen and Lee, saying that it was not a surprise for two people to have different opinions but that he did not think there would be problems regarding DPP-TSU cooperation.
"Even husband and wife have different views. It is unavoidable for Chen and Lee to have diverse opinions," Yu said. "But as far as I know, the two presidents have good interaction and have the same goal: to make Taiwan better. The cooperation between the two parties is completely fine."
Yu added that the DPP was now negotiating with TSU leaders about coordinating their strategies for the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections.
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