PFP group wants KMT `link'

Paving the way for cooperation with the KMT in the 2004 presidential election, some PFP legislators are planning to promote heavyweight Liu Sung-pan's (劉松藩) bid to become the party's second vice chairman. Legislators led by Liu Wen-hsiung (劉文雄) and Hsieh Chang-chieh (謝章捷) are expected to raise the proposal during the PFP's first national congress, which is scheduled for June. Liu Wen-hsiung said that, as cooperation will be inevitable for the KMT and PFP if they want to win the next presidential election, there is a need for both parties to increase their interaction in order to foster a friendly climate for cooperation. Liu Sung-pan, a former speaker of the Legislative Yuan and currently a legislator, is the most qualified person to become a link between both parties, in light of his political credentials and background, Liu Wen-hsiung said.