By Jason Pan / Staff reporterThe race to become the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate might drag on after a call for a vote at the party’s national congress, DPP insiders said yesterday. “Going to a vote at the national congress is also a democratic mechanism for deciding major issues,” the reports quoted a DPP official, who requested anonymity, as saying. However, other DPP officials said they did not want to see the issue drag out to the national congress, as it would see the primary process extended, which could lead to more discord, further damaging the party. “The DPP has received unconditional support from people over many decades because it advances the values of democracy and progress,” Lai said. “The DPP’s rules for the primary were announced before the process started and both candidates had registered by March.

Source: Taipei Times May 26, 2019 15:56 UTC