In the face of the wave of blame within the party, KmT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou decided to hand over the baton after deep consideration, and on Wednesday (3rd), the standing meeting announced that he would resign as party chairman. Image source: Taiwan's Lianhe Pao
The KMT suffered a crushing defeat in Taiwan's "nine-in-one" election, and whether Ma Ying-jeou should resign as party chairman has become the focus of attention. In the face of the party's "forced palace" noise, Ma Ying-jeou said that he would "never be in love" with the position of party chairman and would announce his resignation at the Kuomintang central committee regular meeting on Wednesday. Prior to this, Hao Longbin had formally resigned as vice chairman, and Wu Dunyi, the first vice chairman of the Kuomintang, also resigned as vice chairman on the 1st. However, according to Taiwan media reports, some Taiwanese politicians believe that if Ma Ying-jeou resigns as party chairman, the succession echelon within the party will probably fall into the "abyss of power struggle" in 2016, the party should consolidate the leadership center, and Ma Ying-jeou will not resign.
Taiwan's Lianhe Pao reported that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou will convene the vice chairman and party affairs supervisor to hold a Zhongshan meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon of the 2nd, which is the first high-level meeting of the KMT after the defeat of the "nine-in-one" election. It is understood that in addition to the review of the defeat, Ma Ying-jeou will also declare his determination to resign as party chairman, and the standing meeting of the central committee on Wednesday (3rd) will officially propose it to the central standing committee. Aides revealed that Ma Ying-jeou's determination to resign is very firm, "it is not a child's play", and the outside world does not have to speculate.
There is also current disagreement within the KMT as to whether Ma Ying-jeou will resign as party chairman and be responsible for the defeat. Taiwan's "Lianhe Pao" reported that Xu Zhongxiong, vice mayor of Taichung City, who is regarded as a "pro-horse faction", said on the 1st that the result of this election is an opportunity for the KMT to change and move toward mature democracy, blue and green have been arguing in Taiwan for too long, the middle voters have shown their strength, political parties should put aside their political calculations, and the KMT should start reforming after it returns to zero. But who is the one leading the KmT reforms? Xu Zhongxiong believes that Ma Ying-jeou should remain as party chairman.
Xu Zhongxiong said, "I am not a horse protector, I am a party protector." At present, the people on the table are all going to compete for 2016, ma Ying-jeou who wants to step down has no desire for power, the most fair and objective, Ma Ying-jeou should stay as chairman, lead the party reform, and preside over the fair election within the party, and launch the 2016 general election candidates, otherwise the KMT will inevitably fall into the power struggle and civil strife because of the succession echelon competition.
When Zhu Lilun, mayor of New Taipei, sat at the Xinzhuang District Of the Party Department of New Taipei City on the 1st, he asked the supporters for their support, hoping that everyone would continue to support and encourage the Kuomintang and the New Taipei Municipal Government. Image source: Taiwan's Lianhe Pao
It has also been reported that the voice of succession from the middle generation of the Kuomintang has also continued to emerge, and a pro-Ma former financial "cabinet member" will launch a joint signature of 10,000 people to support New Taipei Mayor Zhu Lilun to run for party chairman, and many "legislators" in the party also hope that Zhu will come forward to make a big break and lead the KMT reform, and has now won the support of many pro-blue scholars and former officials.
A number of "legislators" of the Kuomintang also came forward to support Zhu Lilun. "Legislator" Zhang Qingzhong said that if he wants to take over the middle generation, judging by Zhu Lilun's age, it is impossible to find someone older than him, and no one is more suitable than him when he looks down. "Legislator" Wu Yusheng said that in addition to Zhu Lilun, no second person has this condition at this stage to boost the KMT, and the party chairman cannot be decoupled from the candidates in the 2016 general election, "this time the party chairman may be the best candidate for 2016." Another senior blue committee revealed that they hope to be a mesozoic successor, preferably with a head height, having experienced large-scale elections, and having a harmonious means, which can drive the KMT's sluggish momentum, and it is zhu Lilun who can meet these conditions.
Zhu Lilun, who was surprised to win the election to keep the KMT in power in New Taipei City, responded on the 1st when answering a question from the Taiwan media "whether he will take over as chairman of the KMT, saying, "I will not evade my responsibility." He further said that the KMT has not passed on its experience to the new generation, there is no way to make the new generation trust, and from the "central" to the local, from the grassroots to all organizational teams, we must conduct a profound review, and immediately after the review, we must start to act.