Xu Guoyong said in an interview this morning that he has not yet received any inquiries about taking over as the secretary-general of the DPP, and has not responded to whether he is willing to take over.

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[Reporter Huang Jingyu/Taipei Report] The performance of the Democratic Progressive Party in the nine-in-one general election was not as expected. Whether and when the cabinet will be reshuffled has attracted the attention of the outside world.

It is rumored that Minister of the Interior Xu Guoyong is expected to step down as the Minister of the Interior during the cabinet reshuffle and take over as the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party. In this regard, Xu Guoyong said in an interview in the morning that he has not yet received any inquiries about taking over as the Secretary-General, and has not responded to whether he is willing take over.

Xu Guoyong said that administrative officers have no term of office, "the origin of the situation and the end of the fate." He has not yet received any inquiries about taking over as the Secretary-General.

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Xu Jianlin, the simple secretary Xu Guoyong relies on, was sworn in yesterday and officially took over as the deputy director of the Service Administration. This is suspected to be an indicator that Xu Guoyong will leave the cabinet.