The Liberty Times Editorial: Many are the paths to the top seatThe presidential candidates of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) either are, or have been, mayors of special municipalities. Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) of the TPP completed two terms as Taipei mayor. Hou You-yi (侯友宜) of the KMT is now in his second term as mayor of New Taipei City. Before them, Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) was appointed mayor of Taipei and provincial governor of Taiwan. Lien Chan (連戰) and James Soong (宋楚瑜) were appointed Taiwan provincial governors without ever having run for mayor or commissioner.
