The New Taipei City mayor in an interview with the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times), China Times and United Daily News on Monday suggested compromising by giving equal weighting to each method. New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi presents a sample primary ballot during an interview with the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) on Monday. Ko held a news conference in the afternoon to respond to the proposal, in which he blasted the rushed timeline. Hou’s office said that Hou and KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) are to hold a news conference at 5pm to respond. "For the KMT-TPP alliance to be completed and achieve a transition of power, the names of both individuals [his and Ko's] must be on the same ballot," Hou said.
