"The thing about elections is that you never know what is going to happen until the last minute," he said.
Commenting on the proposal that President Chen take a leave of absence and stand trial as a civilian, Chen Yen-hui said that the idea was farfetched because according to the Constitution, the president can only leave office when his or her term expires or he or she is incapacitated.
Wang Yeh-li (王業立), a political science professor at Tunghai University disagreed. He said there was a constitutional precedent to follow.
He was referring to former president Chiang Kai-shek (
Wang said that he did not think the political situation would get any worse as opposition parties have said they would respect the Constitution and let Lu take over the presidency.
Although Lu's unpredictability might concern some, Wang said that President Chen's departure could be a window of opportunity for political reconciliation and cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties.
"Politics is an art of possibility," he said. "If the ruling and opposition parties have stability in mind, nothing is impossible."
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