“The system should be open for ordinary citizens to run for public office. It should not have thresholds to rule out people based on wealth and assets,” Fan told a news conference in Taipei. From left, Taiwan Democracy Watch director Chang Feng-yi, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Fan Yun and Green Party Taiwan convener Liu Chung-hsien hold signs at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Taiwan Democracy Watch director Chang Feng-yi (張烽益) said that requiring high deposits excludes poor people from running for public office. Green Party Taiwan convener Liu Chung-hsien (劉崇顯) said that other reforms are needed as well.

Source: Taipei Times February 22, 2021 15:56 UTC