Failed Han should not be speakerBy Lin Bo-feng 林伯峰The Kaohsiung Metro’s circular light rail line has finally been completed, with the soft opening of its final section on Dec. 31 last year. This moment had been delayed for two years, mostly because of former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), who was in office for a year and a half without achieving anything. Instead of getting on with his job as mayor, he stood as the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) candidate in the 2020 presidential election. Taken together, Han’s presidential election defeat, embarrassing recall vote and the defeat of the KMT’s candidate to replace him add up to three “no” votes for Han. Despite his triple rejection, the KMT regards Han as a major asset.
