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Polls
Three Out of Every 10 People
Oppose Ma Being KMT Chair
(China Post, Jun. 13, 2009) Three out of every
ten people believe President Ma Ying-jeou shouldn't
double as chairman of the Kuomintang, according to an Apple Daily crash poll.
TVBS Poll: President Ma
Doubling As the KMT Chairman
(TVBS, Jun. 12, 2009) A poll conducted by TVBS on
President Ma’s satisfaction ratings and his doubling as KMT’s
Chairman.
MOI OKs Three Special
Municipality Applications
(China
Post, Jun. 24, 2009) Interior Minister Liao Liou-yi announced the approval of applications for
upgrading to special municipality status from Taipei County,
Taichung City/County, and Kaohsiung
City/County.
Ma Urges Steps to Separate
Party, State
(Taipei Times, Jun. 17, 2009) President Ma Ying-jeou instructed the Presidential Office to implement
measures to ensure neutrality in administrative and party affairs.
Ma Aims to Tighten Grip on
Taiwan’s Ruling Party
(AP, Jun. 10, 2009) Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said he will contest next month's election for the
chairmanship of the ruling Nationalist Party, a position that could give him
greater control over the pace of reconciliation with rival China.
Ma Ying-jeou All Set to
Double as KMT Chairman
(China
Post, Jun. 8, 2009) President Ma Ying-jeou, all set
to double as chairman of the Kuomintang, will apply for registration of
candidacy on June 15, sources close to the ruling party said.
Ex-Premier Hsieh May Form a
New Party
(China Post, May 31, 2009) No matter how hard
Frank Hsieh may try to split his Democratic Progressive Party, it will remain
united at least until the end of this year.
DPP Wraps Up Sit-In Demonstration
(Taipei Times, May 19, 2009) DPP Chairperson Tsai
Ing-wen said a social revolution was needed to
ensure the public’s voice was heard in cross-strait negotiations.
Taiwan Protest Targets
Leader’s Pro-China Policies
(AP, May 17, 2009) Tens of thousands of anti-government
demonstrators marched through downtown Taipei
on Sunday to protest against President Ma Ying-jeou's
policy of greater engagement with rival China.
Tsai Claims Ma Conducting
‘Blue Terror’
(China
Post, May 17, 2009) Opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen
has coined a new phrase, the “blue terror,” to describe what she claims to be
the Ma administration's persecution against her party.
DPP Set for Rally
(China Post, May 16, 2009) The massive
anti-government demonstration in Taipei tomorrow will only be the start of a
series of actions which may build up to a recall campaign against President
Ma Ying-jeou over his undemocratic policies, said
opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen.
Premier Voices Support for
Ma to Become KMT Chair
(China Post, May 14, 2009) Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said government efficiency would increase if
President Ma Ying-jeou also led the ruling
Kuomintang.
DPP Taipei Chapter to OK
Chen Membership
(China Post, May 5, 2009) The Democratic
Progressive Party Taipei chapter is expected to approve applications by
former President Chen Shui-bian to restore
membership.
DPP Cries Foul on Press Freedom
(Taipei Times, May 4, 2009) Freedom House’s
latest report on freedom of the press showed that global press freedom
declined last year. Taiwan
is now ranked No. 43.
Ma, Wu Shelves KMT
Chairmanship Issue for Now
(China
Post, Apr. 15, 2009) President Ma Ying-jeou and
Chairman Wu Po-hsiung of the ruling Kuomintang
reached a consensus that they will not talk about the issue concerning who
will be the next party chief before June.
DPP Calls for Cabinet
Reshuffle Over Economy
(China Post, Feb. 22, 2009) The leader of the
main opposition party yesterday urged President Ma Ying-jeou
to reshuffle the Cabinet in order to rescue Taiwan's worsening economy.
DPP to Take Dual-Track
Development Strategy: Chair
(China Post, Feb. 8, 2009) Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party
said that a consensus has emerged within party members that the DPP will take
a dual-track strategy toward its future development, namely social movement
and parliament orientation.
The President, the Cabinet,
and the Lawmakers’ Approval Ratings
(GVSRC, Feb. 23, 2009) 34.5% of Taiwanese people
approve President Ma’s performance over the past nine months. The approval
rate is 33% for Premier Liu.
Taking Up the Peace
Challenge By Shih Chih-yu
(Taipei Times, Feb. 13, 2009) The peace that the KMT
touts only pertains to the absence of war across the Taiwan
Strait. The result is that in Taiwan, peace has nothing to do
with real peace and neither the government nor the media care about reporting
on international or even regional conflicts.
Analysis: DPP Faces Most
Testing Period in Its History By Rich Chang (Taipei Times, Feb. 9, 2009) The Democratic Progressive Party is
facing its most difficult period since it was formed 22 years ago and the
party fully recognizes that it could become irrelevant if it suffers a heavy
defeat in the city and county elections scheduled for the end of this year.
President Ma Ying-jeou’s
Approval Rating after Eight Months in Office (GVSRC, Jan. 17, 2009) 28.7% of Taiwanese people approve of
President Ma Ying-jeou’s performance after his
eight months in office, and 57.3% don’t.
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