Lawmakers yesterday floated ideas for party cooperation in the aftermath of the weekend elections which caused a division within the pan-blue camp whose performance failed to meet expectations.
A group of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers labeled as a pro-localization faction had suggested that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (
One rival agreed.
"I suggested that the [Democratic Progressive Party] should cooperate with KMT members unsatisfied with the `Ma Ying-jeou line' to form an alliance which could bring an end to the political deadlock and bring about stability," DPP Legislator Cheng Yun-peng (鄭運鵬) said.
Cheng said that if the alliance were established and became a majority in the legislature, replacing the pan-blue majority composed of KMT and People First Party (PFP), it could push through a number of long-stalled bills that had been blocked by the pan-blue camp.
A number of analysts have suggested that the reason behind the KMT's failure in the Kaohsiung mayoral election was that Ma didn't promote localization enough to be accepted by residents in the south.
DPP Legislative caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (
PFP Legislator Lu Hsueh-chang (
Meanwhile, PFP Spokesman Lee Hung-chun (
Lee said that the PFP was a critical minority in the legislature, as the DPP and the Taiwan Solidarity Union would command a majority without its presence.
Lee called on the KMT to carry out an agreement Soong and Ma had achieved ahead of the election, in which the two parties would form a "KMT-PFP party alliance" to further cooperation in legislative affairs and nomination of the candidates for next year's legislative election.
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