Chu’s committee debacle
Although the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) election strategy committee was abolished, its member list has revealed problems within the party. The most controversial part of the list was the inclusion of independent Legislator Fu Kun-chi (傅?萁).
After the list was released, New Taipei City Council Speaker Chiang Ken-huang (蔣根煌) voiced strong opposition to the inclusion of Fu. New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) also said that he was against the return of “black gold,” indicating that the list would never win people’s hearts. Similarly, Tainan City Councilor Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介) refused to work for the committee. Obviously, nobody was satisfied, and everyone opposed the inclusion of Fu.
Most of the committee members were established politicians with a history of outstanding achievements, and they would obey rules and avoid wrongdoing. Fu, on the contrary, was often viewed negatively as a politician with questionable morality.
Fu’s problems had been known to many. How is it that KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) had no idea about this? Why did Chu insist on recruiting Fu?
Chu wanted to push things through, but he was soon stopped by many in his party.
However, Fu did not back off. Chu was in an awkward situation and failed to deal with criticism boldly. In the end, the committee could only be dissolved. The committee was short-lived, but its management suggests a bleak outlook for Chu’s political career.
Chen An-wen
New Taipei City
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