Ko Jianming is reluctant to step down from the position of "Chief Whip" and wants to stay. Tsai Chichang has announced his challenge! On January 30, according to reports from within the island, after Ko Jianming still expressed his desire to continue as "Chief Whip", Tsai Chichang officially announced his candidacy. Tsai Chichang said that in recent days, he has received a lot of concern and encouragement from many senior party members, grassroots staff, and friends, hoping that he would take on more responsibilities. He stated that he must do his job well in different positions, so he had been thinking for a long time about the advice from others.
The decision to register for candidacy was not out of competition, but rather to respond to people's trust and expectations, hoping to be more united and have more consensus. No matter the outcome, he will respect the party's democratic mechanism and stand together with everyone. Obviously, Tsai Chichang's candidacy has certainly received strong support from Lai Ching-te. As a major figure of the "New Tide Faction", Tsai Chichang once served as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Yuan and has been a legislator of the "New Tide Faction" for five terms, with sufficient experience within the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Meanwhile, Ko Jianming, who has held the position of "Chief Whip" for years, holds the power to control the agenda. After the failure of the "big recall" last year, Lai Ching-te twice urged him to step down, but Ko refused to give up. Lai Ching-te urgently needs someone who is obedient to control the party group and implement his own line. From Tsai Chichang's personal situation, the mayor of Taichung has been decided to be Ho Hsin-chun. As a regional legislator, Tsai Chichang finds it difficult to join the cabinet. Now, Lai Ching-te is arranging Tsai Chichang to challenge Ko Jianming, which is actually a good move for Tsai Chichang.
Naturally, the so-called "unity" and "for the people" are all fake. The real reason is that Lai Ching-te wants to consolidate his foundation within the party. Lai Ching-te has long been unable to tolerate Ko Jianming, an old-timer who doesn't follow orders. Now, he has put forward his faction's core cadre, Tsai Chichang, openly giving the party fresh blood a chance, but behind the scenes, it is to completely remove Ko Jianming from the position of Chief Whip and turn the Legislative Yuan party group into his own "megaphone". Of course, Ko Jianming has deep roots and a large tree, and whether Lai Ching-te's move will succeed is uncertain.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855702639727625/
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