At DPP congress, groups to vie for high-ranking seatsBy Huang Shin-po and Jason Pan / Staff reportersGroups within the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are expected to vie for high-level positions at the party’s national congress today in Taipei, while leading party figures are to stump for its Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁). On the agenda is the election of the party’s core power structure, which consists of the decisionmaking bodies of the Central Executive Committee and Central Standing Committee. The Democratic Progressive Party’s logo is displayed at the party’s headquarters in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Su Fun-her, Taipei TimesThe party’s charter stipulates that the congress must elect 30 members for the executive committee, from which party members would choose 10 to make up the standing committee. Another position of contention is chairperson of the DPP Central Review Committee, with Legislator Chen Ming-wen (陳明文) reportedly favored by Ing’s Clique while others are reportedly aligned to Kaohsiung City Councilor Kang Yu-cheng (康裕成), they added.

Source: Taipei Times July 18, 2020 15:56 UTC