By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) and former KMT vice chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday presented their platforms as candidates in the party’s chairperson by-election to be held on March 7. Speaking before the presentations began at KMT headquarters in Taipei, KMT Acting Chairman Lin Rong-te (林榮德) called the by-election “the most important step in the party’s push for reform.”“No matter which of the two of us serves as the chairman of the KMT, we will face difficult reforms,” Chiang said. Chiang also called for a series of discussions on the party’s values and policies, including its policy on cross-strait relations. During the question-and-answer portion of the presentations, reporters asked Chiang whether he plans to run in the 2022 local elections or the 2024 national elections. If elected, his term as chairman would end on May 20 next year, he said, adding: “After 2021, I do not know whether I will have an opportunity to perform other duties.”

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2020 15:56 UTC