Legislative President Wang Jin-pyng has secured a second victory in his legal battle with the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) over his party membership.
The Taiwan High Court decided on Friday that it will uphold an earlier decision by a district court that Wang still holds KMT membership.
Wang took the party to court in September last year after the KMT's disciplinary committee revoked his membership. Loss of party membership would mean that Wang could no longer serve as an at-large lawmaker or president of the legislature. The KMT filed an appeal soon after the Taipei District Court ruled in favor of Wang in March.
In its ruling on Friday, the Taipei District Court said that a political party cannot allow an internal committee which does not fully represent the opinion of party members to deprive someone of his or her membership.
KMT spokesman Charles Chen said Friday that his party will not rule out filing a second appeal and will consult with its lawyers on whether to do so. But with local government elections just two months away, he said that all KMT members should unite to help the party secure victory.