Shanghai, China, Aug 28 (EFE).- Tycoon Terry Gou, founder of the Foxconn technology company, announced Monday he would run as an independent in the January 2024 presidential elections in Taiwan, state news agency CNA reported. Gou, 72, is considered by Forbes magazine as the sixth richest man in Taiwan with a fortune of about $7.4 billion and was one of the favorites to be named candidate of the main Kumintang opposition party. After announcing his intentions to present himself as an independent, Gou must now officially request it and, in the following 45 days, obtain the signatures of at least 1.5 percent of the electorate of the last legislative elections, equivalent to some 290,000 people. Gou had already tried to be the KMT candidate for the 2020 presidential elections, but was defeated by Han Kuo-yu. EFEvec/lds

Source: Forbes August 28, 2023 05:33 UTC