Hsieh tenders resignation as DPP chief

Asked if Hsieh would stay on, Lee said he had no idea.

The CSC also decided to expand the scope of post-election evaluation efforts to determine why the DPP lost and where it should be heading.

CSC member Chen Ming-wen proposed that the evaluation efforts include a conference of representatives from all backgrounds, to be organized by the younger generations of the party.

The conference will probe the directions of the party's reform so it can meet supporters' expectations for the DPP, Chen was cited as telling the CSC meeting.

The CSC scheduled an extraordinary meeting for the party's Central Executive Committee at 4 p.m. today to discuss details of the evaluation conference, as well as the extraordinary meeting of the DPP congress.

The CSC meeting yesterday did not touch on the causes of its defeat in last Saturday's election.

Ma triumphed over Hsieh by more than 2 million votes, delivering a second blow to the DPP in a two-month period.

With the KMT securing almost three-fourths of its seats in the legislature after the January elections, Ma's victory means his party will be in total control come May 20 when he is sworn in.

Observers say it will be very difficult for the DPP to mount a comeback, having lost the people's trust during its eight years of controversial rule.

The DPP has never won majority support from voters, except for President Chen Shui-bian's narrow victory in the 2004 election under controversial circumstances. 

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