The chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), says that he will not run for president in next year’s election.
KMT chairman Eric Chu, who is also the mayor of New Taipei City, made the comments on Friday. That’s despite a new poll indicating that he represents the KMT’s best chance of defeating opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen.
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) announced this week that Tsai will be the party’s candidate. Tsai is widely considered a favorite in the presidential election, which is slated for January.
The ruling KMT has yet to nominate a candidate. Vice President of the legislature, Hung Hsiu-chu, has announced that she will seek the party’s nomination. Other KMT politicians who may be interested in throwing their hats into the ring include Vice President Wu Den-yih and President of the legislature Wang Jin-pyng.