Tainan mayor mulling split from DPP

Tainan Mayor Hsu Tain-tsair said Tsai may be able to lead the DPP to victory over the ruling Kuomintang, but she will be unable to improve the “quality of the political culture” of the party.

Hsu made the remarks one day after the pair met in the wake of rumors that the mayor was calculating the benefits and consequences of mounting an independent campaign for the top post in Tainan.

Hsu lost in a DPP primary for the Tainan nomination earlier this year, and reportedly had refused to talk to Tsai until Thursday.

In response to the rumors about his independent campaign, Hsu said “someone is writing the script, but I may not play according to the script.” But he complained that he had suffered from a smear campaign by his contender during the primary process.

The rival has never apologized, and Tsai has never really wanted to address the issue, Hsu said.

Tsai on Thursday also met with Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing, who reportedly was also considering breaking ranks with the DPP.

After talking to Hsu and Yang, Tsai thinks the controversy should come to an end, and the two local government chiefs should be given time to rest, said DPP spokesman Tsai Chi-chang.

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