Lu Xiuyan elected president in 2028? Jiang Qichen: Many people in the central government support and respect the intra-party mechanism

Regarding whether Lu Xiuyan will run for president in 2028, Jiang Qichen (front 2nd from left) said that of course she supports it, but she must respect the party's internal mechanism. (Extracted from Jiang Qichen’s Facebook)

KMT Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen accepted an exclusive interview with "Shaokang Situation Room" tonight. Zhao Shaokang revealed that Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan did not dare to elect the party chairman because she was worried about being criticized by those who abandoned Taichung's media industry. As for whether Lu will aspire to be president in 2028? Jiang Qichen responded that Lu had not talked to him, but of course he supported it. He believed that there would be many people in the central region supporting Lu based on Lu’s past congressional and local experience. However, candidates for 2028 must still respect the party’s mechanism.

Jiang Qichen went to the "Shaokang Situation Room" and accepted questions from Zhao Shaokang, TVBS deputy news manager Fan Qiming, and United Daily News Political Center convener Tang Xiaotian. Zhao Shaokang mentioned that he had contacted Lu Xiuyan and knew that Lu did not run for the KMT party chairman at the time, mainly because the traditional industries in Taichung were in poor condition at the time. He was worried that running for party chairman would be criticized for abandoning Taichung's traditional industry, so he did not dare to elect the party chairman.

Zhao Shaokang also praised Jiang Qichen for competing against Lu Xiuyan for mayor of Taichung in the primary election 8 years ago. The polls were only two phone calls away. He was willing to admit defeat and was very democratic. Jiang Qichen responded that he had done nothing wrong and praised Mayor Lu for laying a good foundation for Taichung. He also emphasized that he had prepared for the Taichung mayoral election for eight years and had not given up. Facing criticism from the Democratic Progressive Party, he just did not want to indulge in a war of words. He also emphasized that "taking over Lu Xiuyan's position is not without problems to bear." He will propose solutions and solve them in the next four to eight years.

During the meeting, it was also asked that when Lu Xiuyan was appointed as the chairperson of Jiang Qichen's campaign headquarters, she once pointed out that "there are only 8 if there are 6." Jiang Qichen said that it was true, and said that Lu's political achievements in the past eight years have been recognized by everyone, and they respect her ideas. Based on Lu's past congressional and local experience, if she wants to make greater contributions to Taiwan, of course he supports it. However, the two have not discussed whether to elect the 2028 president, but there are expectations from the outside world. I believe that many people in the central region will support it, but we still have to respect the mechanism within the party.