2024 Elections Reporter’s notebook: Questions on Ko, others’ post-election roles in the TPPBy Huang Ching-hsuan / Staff reporterIt remains to be seen whether there is a future for the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), seen by some as a one-man party centered on its chairman, Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), and whether he could settle the differences among in-party factions. The large crowd at the TPP’s election-eve campaign rally on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei also demonstrated Ko supporters’ strong cohesion. By winning 22.07 percent of the party votes in the legislative elections, the TPP secured eight legislator-at-large seats — fewer than its initial expectation. For one, former TPP secretary-general Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功) says Ko’s campaign chief of staff Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) ought to be held accountable for the election results. Aside from those who predominate the party’s legislative caucus — legislator-at-large-elects Vivian Huang (黃珊珊), Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) and Lin Kuo-cheng (林國成) — there are still unclear variables.

Source: Taipei Times January 14, 2024 16:55 UTC