(Observer Network News) The 2020 Taiwan regional leader primary election within the Democratic Progressive Party is closed on the 12th, and the leader of the Taiwan authorities, Tsai Ing-wen, and Taiwan's "former chief executive" Lai Ching-te are currently full of gunpowder, not giving in to each other, shining cards with each other, and choking each other in the air.
Taiwan's "Wind Media" exclusively broke the news on the 9th that Lai Qingde made a tough speech and denied the option of "postponing the primary election time" that was quite agreed within the party. DPP Party Chairman Zhuo Rongtai's remarks also made people feel that there was no room for maneuver, which may force Tsai Ing-wen to consider whether to leave the DPP.
"British insiders" said that the British camp has been preventing such a situation from happening, but now the option of quitting the party has surfaced. The DPP primary election coordination group has met to deal with it, depending on whether there is a conclusion before the DPP Central Executive Committee on the 10th, and this conclusion will be a major key to whether Tsai Ing-wen really "quits the party".
In this regard, Tsai Office spokesman Huang Chongyan said on the evening of the 9th that Tsai Ing-wen's attitude has been clearly expressed, no one can help her speak, and the meaningless speculation of the outside world should be stopped.
Tsai Ing-wen: I am never afraid to fight
After Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Qingde registered for the 2020 Taiwan regional leader Democratic Progressive Party primary in March, in order to prevent the "collision of two trains", the 5-member coordination group of the party primary shuttled between Tsai and Lai, and finally on the 8th, the two sat down and discussed the primary election face-to-face, but the discussion did not reach any conclusion.
On the 9th, Cai and Lai held press conferences separately, choking each other in the air, and cooperation has almost become a bubble.
Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference at noon on the 9th, saying that she "never timidly fought" and "timidly fought was never my style." But she stressed that judging from the experience of previous elections, "as long as the DPP enters the competition stage of the primary election, the 'general election' has never won." ”
Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference on the 9th in Taiwan media
Tsai worries that the real problem of the primary is the contradiction and antagonism among supporters. She hopes to be able to unite and strive for the victory of the "general election", not only thinking about the primary election, forgetting that the "general election" is the focus.
In the face of the constant voices in the party that force Lai to withdraw from the election and "Tsai Lai matching", Tsai Ing-wen said that in this round, we must ask ourselves, "Who do we want to withdraw, or do we want to cooperate?" If cooperation is the option, we should devote all our efforts to the direction of cooperation. "Tsai can work with anyone." She made it clear that the nomination exercise must "have minimal impact on 'governance'".
Lai Qingde: I will insist on going through the primary election
Less than four hours after Tsai's voice dropped, Lai Qingde held a press conference and said that he had not changed his position of insisting on going through the party primary. If he wins the primary election and Tsai fully supports it, there will be no split crisis in the DPP, and he also made it clear three times during the meeting that "whether the primary election is suspended or postponed, it is bound to cause major harm to the DPP."
Regarding Tsai Ing-wen's "theory that the primary election must be lost", Lai Qingde took the 2008 and 2013 elections as an example, saying that "the reason why the DPP did not win is that there are many subjective and objective factors, and the procedure of pushing all the responsibility to the primary election is not objective." ”
As for whether "Tsai Lai is worthy" or "Lai Tsai is matched," Lai Qingde said that it is too early to talk about who is worthy of whom before the DPP candidate is finalized.
He said that as long as Tsai Ing-wen wins the primary election, he will wholeheartedly support it, and he also hopes that Tsai Ing-wen will express the same attitude, "If I win the primary election, she can also support me." Lai Qingde believes that only by uniting and cooperating in this way can we win the taiwan regional leadership election next year, and there will be no problem of split within the party.
Lai Qingde held a press conference on the afternoon of the 9th in Taiwan media
DPP Chairman Zhuo Rongtai: The primary election system should not be abruptly changed
"Wind Media" said that the two people's air shouts made the DPP feel anxious. The report quoted "British insiders" as saying that although Tsai Ing-wen did not "explicitly" at the press conference, her statement has expressed her willingness to accept the extension of the primary election time, while Lai Qingde's attitude is still tough and aggressive, completely negating the "extending the primary election time" that has a consensus within the party, making Tsai Ing-wen feel that there is no room for maneuver.
According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency," after Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te expressed their positions, DPP Party Chairman Zhuo Rongtai stepped forward on the afternoon of the 9th to say that the DPP primary election system should not be abruptly changed after the primary election began. "Since I came for the security system, I have to be born for the security system."
DPP Party Chairman Zhuo Rongtai Taiwan Media Photo
"British insiders" believe that Zhuo Rongtai's statement makes Tsai Ing-wen feel that she is echoing Lai Qingde, and in order to avoid a split in the party, Tsai Ing-wen will carefully consider whether she should leave the DPP.
As for whether Tsai Ing-wen will continue to fight for re-election if she leaves the party, the person said that this is another stage of the matter.
Since Taiwan's "election and strike law" requires that only one qualified party can be sent to run for the leadership of the Taiwan region, the DPP can only select one person from Tsai and Lai to run for election.
At present, the DPP has launched the 2020 election primary election operation, the coordination time is until the 12th of this month, the political opinion conference will be held from the 13th to the 14th, the poll time will be from the 15th to the 17th, and the DPP Central Executive Committee will announce the list of candidates on the 24th.
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