Although the newly appointed Chang Chun-hsiung (張俊雄) will not officially take office until next Monday, he wasted no time visiting party bigwigs yesterday.
Chang paid a visit to outgoing Premier Su Tseng-chang (
Chang told reporters after meeting Yu at DPP headquarters that he got some useful tips from Yu regarding how to work with the party and legislative caucus.
Regarding the Cabinet reshuffle, Chang said that he would put the right people in the right positions and would steer clear of factional interests.
Chang went on to dismiss speculation that Yu and Su had recommended their preferences for Cabinet appointments.
Meanwhile, the DPP's presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (
Hsieh said that he had come to offer his congratulations to Chang on his new position and said they did not talk about the Cabinet line-up.
Hsieh also shrugged off speculation that Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) would assume the position of Executive Yuan secretary-general.
Before visiting Chang, Hsieh also paid Vice President Annette Lu (
Hsieh told reporters that he visited Lu because he thought she had been very creative in her recent remarks and that he wanted to consult her on foreign affairs.
Meanwhile, several political bigwigs were spotted entering the Presidential Office yesterday afternoon by the media.
They included former vice premier Lin Hsin-yi (林信義), Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen (陳瑞隆), Minister of National Defense Lee Jye (李傑) and Vice Minister of National Defense Ko Cheng-heng (柯承亨).
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