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Wang turns down chance to manage Ma's election bid
BUSY:
The legislative speaker said he would focus on helping his party win the legislative elections and suggested Wu Po-hsiung help Ma
By Flora Wang
STAFF REPORTER
Thursday, Oct 25, 2007, Page 3
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday turned down the opportunity to take up the position of director of KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) campaign.
Approached for comment in the legislature, Wang said KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung (吳伯雄) should double as Ma's campaign director so that the party's campaign resources can be effectively integrated with Ma's campaign headquarters.
Wu wants Wang
Wu had previously expressed his hope that Wang would take the position, but Wang said yesterday that he preferred to concentrate on campaigning for KMT's legislative candidates.
"It is more appropriate for Wu to take over the position because he can coordinate the authority of the party and the campaign headquarters. This will create the highest [campaign] efficiency," Wang said.
"It is better for Wu to do the overall planning [of the campaign]. I will focus on the party's legislative campaign," he said.
RENEWED RIVALRY?
Wang's rejection of Wu's invitation to head the campaign attracted media attention as Wang and Ma were seen as rivals for the party's presidential nomination, although Wang never declared candidacy.
Wang told reporters yesterday that he and Ma had not discussed Wu's offer in person. Wang said his decision did not mean he would not support the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates.
When asked for comment yesterday, Ma said his campaign staff would continue talking to Wang about heading the election bid.
Additional reporting by Mo Yan-chih
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