TAICHUNG, Taiwan — The Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s former ruler and now the main opposition party, is turning its focus to an internal chairmanship vote after obliterating a campaign that tried to unseat dozens of its lawmakers in recall elections this summer.
Internal race highlights opposition party’s challenge of calibrating stance on China
Eric Chu, chairman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), makes a speech during celebrations of the party’s 130th anniversary in November 2024. He has said he does not plan to run for a third term, although politics watchers are not counting him out. © Reuters
THOMPSON CHAU
September 6, 2025 12:15 JST
