New Taipei City Mayor and the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate Hou You-yi (侯友宜) yesterday unveiled his campaign team.
Former National Security Council secretary-general King Pu-tsung (金溥聰) would serve as executive officer of Hou’s campaign office, while KMT caucus convener William Tseng (曾銘宗) would head the campaign organization, Hou told a news conference.
Former KMT legislator Lin Hung-chih (林鴻池) and former KMT Tainan city councilor Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介) are to serve as deputy conveners, while former vice premier Woody Duh (杜紫軍) is to head the campaign’s national policy consultancy group.
Photo: Gan Mang-ling, Taipei Times
King is to be responsible for drafting the overall campaign strategy, while Tseng, Hsieh and Lin would be in charge of shoring up public support, and Duh would be responsible for leading a group of national policy experts.
King said next year’s presidential election would play a critical role in the nation’s future, adding that he would do everything he can to help Hou win the presidency and reclaim “dignity and prosperity for the Republic of China [ROC].”
Tseng said the Taiwan Strait was one of the most secure and stable places in the world under the administration of former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of the KMT, while the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has made the region one of the most dangerous places in the world.
Lin and Hsieh said the elections would be crucial for Taiwan’s safety and future, adding that Hou is the best candidate to foster peaceful cross-strait interactions.
Hou is to face off against Vice President and the DPP’s presidential candidate William Lai (賴清德) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) in a potential three-way presidential election in January next year.
Separately yesterday, KMT Tainan chapter secretary-general Tsai Yu-hui (蔡育輝) expressed concern over Hou trailing the other two candidates in recent opinion polls.
Hou has not campaigned in central and southern Taiwan for his presidential bid, Tsai Yu-hui said, adding that the KMT needs to set its priorities straight, especially regarding internal affairs.
Citing the KMT victories in last year’s local elections, he said it is not impossible for Hou to climb to second place if the party gets its act together.
Tsai Yu-hui said the DPP has a broader support base than the KMT and the TPP, and defeat would be inevitable if the KMT and the TPP do not collaborate.
Additional reporting by CNA
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