By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporterChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday gave a mixed review on former president Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) eight-year presidency, describing him as an upright man whose “modesty and gentle demeanor” cost him dearly. In an interview with UFO Radio program host Tang Hsiang-lung (唐湘龍), Hung was asked to evaluate Ma’s performance as president from 2008 to last year. Hung, who is serving the remainder of Ma’s term as KMT leader, said that the former president had done things that eventually caused him to lose popularity. He was on Jan. 19, 2015, succeeded by New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫), who resigned a year later after losing the presidential race to the Democratic Progressive Party’s Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文). Asked whether she has earned Ma’s support after taking over as KMT chairwoman, Hung said she does not particularly feel any support from Ma, nor hostility.

Source: Taipei Times March 10, 2017 16:02 UTC