Ex-New Taipei City mayor Eric Chu to run for KMT chairStaff writer, with CNAFormer New Taipei City mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) yesterday announced his bid for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairperson, a position he held from 2015 to 2016. Former New Taipei City mayor Eric Chu visits a station distributing food for disadvantaged and low-income families on Wednesday last week in Taipei. Chu is expected to pose the greatest challenge to KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang’s (江啟臣) re-election bid. The KMT chairperson election was originally scheduled for July 24, but was postponed to Sept. 25 due to a local COVID-19 outbreak. Local media reports said former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and Sean Lien (連勝文), son of former vice president Lien Chan (連戰), are also interested in running for KMT chairperson.

Source: Taipei Times August 02, 2021 15:56 UTC