Tsai in bid to lead Taiwan
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THE chairwoman of Taiwan鈥檚 Democratic Progressive Party, Tsai Ing-wen, has declared herself a candidate in the party primary for Taiwan鈥檚 leadership next year, paying NT$5 million (US$160,000) in registration and polling fees.
She is the only DPP member in the running. Tainan Mayor William Lai and former DPP chairman Su Tseng-chang, both previously considered challengers, have decided not to run.
Tsai, 59, lost out to incumbent leader Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang party in the 2012 race.
Formerly a university law professor, she joined the DPP in 2004 and became the first chairwoman among Taiwan鈥檚 major political parties in 2008. She was re-elected in 2010 and 2014.
She served as Taiwan鈥檚 mainland affairs chief from 2000 to 2004 and assumed the post of deputy chief administrator in 2006-2007.
The KMT, which is planning its own primary after the lunar New Year, has not yet started its nomination process.
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