EDITORIAL: A rejected suitor vs a failing princeTaiwan has never had a president who is not from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) or the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). A monthly poll released by my-formosa.com on Monday showed support for Hou nosediving from 26 percent to 18.3 percent, the lowest among the three presidential hopefuls. It was a surprising turn, as Hou had just won re-election as mayor by a wide margin in November last year. After staying out of the limelight for a week following Hou’s nomination, Gou appeared on Tuesday at a religious festival in Kinmen County. Gou, by flirting with a third party, could cause panic and unease in the KMT for rejecting him.

Source: Taipei Times June 01, 2023 17:25 UTC