Government Information Office Minister Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉) yesterday was less resolute about resigning after the Presidential Office and members of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) team asked him to stay on.
"I will talk to my wife about it," Shieh said.
While traveling with President Chen Shui-bian (
Shieh, Minister of Education Tu Cheng-sheng (
Vice President Annette Lu (
Yang said Shieh should have been more dignified as Cabinet spokesman and should refrain from "acting like a clown." Yang later apologized for the comparison.
After returning from the trip, Shieh, who doubles as Cabinet spokesman, said he would quit his two positions and politics altogether after Feb. 1.
Premier Chang Chun-hsiung (
Seven DPP legislators visited Shieh at the GIO yesterday to show their support, saying he had done nothing wrong.
DPP caucus whip Wang Tuoh (
Wang Sing-nan (
Gao Jyh-peng (
Hsieh's camp and the Presidential Office also asked Shieh to stay yesterday.
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