The results of opinion polls on Legislature Vice President Hung Hsiu-chu are scheduled to be published Sunday as part of the ruling Kuomintang’s presidential primary.
According to Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Eric Chu on Saturday, the results will be announced Sunday morning. The results will be closely watched by not only the KMT’s supporters, but also those of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party. The opposition is eager to regain the presidency it lost in 2008 by getting its chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen elected in next year’s presidential race.
Hung is the only candidate to have signed up and qualified for the KMT’s presidential primary. Whether she will be nominated will be decided by her ability to secure at least 30% support in the series of opinion polls Friday and Saturday.
However, there were rumors that even if Hung passes the test of polls, the KMT might still not nominate her. In recent days, Legislature President Wang Jin-pyng has given hints that he is interested in running if he is drafted by the party.