The KMT's Central Committee reelected the Central Standing Committee yesterday.
Legislative Yuan Vice President Chiang Ping-kun (
All 14 lawmakers running for the posts were elected, and thus remained the majority in the 31-seat Central Standing Committee.
Five elected members of the committee were not elected before, including Apollo Chen (陳學聖), who also had the most votes among lawmakers, and two business leaders, Hsii Hison-jung (許顯榮), general manager of Prince-Motor, and Shen Ching-ching (沈慶京), the chairman of Core Pacific Group.
Although the lawmakers' seats dropped from 16 to 14, lawmakers still make up the majority of the committee.
The Central Committee has 210 members and they vote for the Central Standing Committee members. In order to be a candidate, one must be a member of the Central Committee.
The Central Standing Committee represents the Central Committee when it is out of session and is the highest committee in prestige and power in the KMT. It meets every Wednesday to deliberate and approve party policies, to nominate people for party positions and to advise the chairman.
When the KMT was the ruling party, the Central Standing Committee appointed government officials and dictated national policy unofficially, and its decisions would be enforced by the entire party.
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