Five of six polls would favor Hou: KMTBy Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) yesterday denied that the KMT has demanded that the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) make concessions of any kind regarding the presidential candidate opinion polls. The point of contention between the parties is how many of the nine polls are considered valid and what margins of error are to be set for these polls, Chu told a press conference at 11am. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The KMT was of the opinion that all nine polls should be considered valid, Chu said, adding that a poll’s margin of error depends on its collected samples. Ko himself had said that if the polls were within the margin of error, he would willingly accept running as the vice presidential candidate, Chu added.

Source: Taipei Times November 18, 2023 20:12 UTC