Taiwan Judicial Chief Says He Will Not Challenge President Lee in Elections
Taiwan’s judicial chief moved to heal an unprecedented split in the ruling Nationalist Party by announcing Friday that he would not challenge President Lee Teng-hui in upcoming elections.
Senior government and Nationalist Party officials held emergency sessions last week after party elders said they wanted Lin Yang-kang to challenge Lee in elections for president and vice president this month.
“People have been thrown into a panic. If there were two teams of candidates in the campaign . . . there would be only disagreement and discord,” Lin said.
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