As the nation's press continues to speculate over who will be invited to join the Cabinet, President-elect Chen Shui-bian (
Among the current reported front runners, DPP Secretary-general Yu Hsi-kun appears to be one of the early favorites to take over as vice premier under Tang.
Chen Che-nan (
Chen, who served as the Taipei city government's secretary-general under Chen Shui-bian, also holds close personal ties with the Tang family -- having been a classmate of Tang's wife, Chang Ming-tsuan
As a result, he is considered the ideal person to liaise between Chen and Tang.
Chen's team of national policy advisors has indicated that Tang would enjoy total discretion as to who will fill the vacancies in the premier's office.
Among DPP women legislators, Fan Hsun-lu (范巽綠), Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭), Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠), and Chou Chin-yu (周清玉) are considered to be likely members of the newly formed Cabinet.
According to guidelines set by Chen, women must make up at least one-fourth of the total members in the Cabinet.
Most of the heads of Taiwan's national security and police organizations are reportedly being asked to stay on.
This measure is likely to be taken to ensure stability and security during the transition of the new administration.
However, it has not been confirmed as yet how many of these officials have agreed to stay on after May 20, when Chen is inaugurated.
Taiwanese Olympic badminton men’s doubles gold medalist Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) and his new partner, Chiu Hsiang-chieh (邱相榤), clinched the men’s doubles title at the Yonex Taipei Open yesterday, becoming the second Taiwanese team to win a title in the tournament. Ranked 19th in the world, the Taiwanese duo defeated Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju of South Korea 21-18, 21-15 in a pulsating 43-minute final to clinch their first doubles title after teaming up last year. Wang, the men’s doubles gold medalist at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, partnered with Chiu in August last year after the retirement of his teammate Lee Yang
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