KMT announces chairman poll

Wu Den-yih, KMT secretary-general, posted the bulletin at the party central office in the morning.

Candidates should register with the Kuomintang central office on March 18.

There will be a 10-day campaign period starting on March 28.

Kuomintang members are expected to go to the polls to elect their new chairman on April 7 to replace Ma Ying-jeou, who resigned on February 13 after he had been indicted for corruption.