Yao Jiawen suggested that the secretary-general of the DPP should look for someone who has experience and is interested in party affairs, and should not hire mediocre people.

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[Reporter Chen Zhengyu/Taipei Report] Vice President Lai Qingde announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Democratic Progressive Party. The presidential counselor Yao Jiawen said today (10) that Lai Qingde had asked him for his opinion before making a public statement. He thought it would be OK if there was no fierce competition. Since the president and the vice president have no time to manage party affairs, the party secretary-general suggested looking for someone with experience and interest in party affairs, and not to hire mediocre people.

Lai Qingde announced his candidacy for the party chairman on the 8th. It is reported that Lai had previously visited many elders and faction leaders. One was to inquire about the voice of criticism after Jiu Heyi's defeat, the other was to ask for the opinion of the party chairman, and finally to the President Tsai Ing-wen reports on his decision.

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In response to Lai Qingde's candidacy, Yao Jiawen was interviewed today when attending the 2022 symposium "Interpreting Archives and Writing History" at the National History Museum. Competition, "OK", he also supports Lai Qingde's candidacy.

Yao Jiawen said that he reminded Lai Qingde that the president or the vice president will not have time to manage party affairs in the future, so the party secretary-general is very important. Don't use mediocre people. You should find someone who has experience and is interested in party affairs.

Regarding the candidate for the Secretary-General, Yao Wenjia revealed that Lai Qingde once asked "Which one is better?" He responded that he had no opinion or attitude.

Media attention, if Lai Qingde becomes the party chairman, will it cause tension between the party and the government?

Yao Jiawen assessed "no", because the term of the party chairman is only a caretaker period.

In addition, the Democratic Progressive Party suffered setbacks in the nine-in-one election campaign. Yao Jiawen said bluntly that the DPP did not suffer a big defeat, the parliamentary elections did not lose, and the total number of votes was similar, so it was not that serious.

He pointed out that Taoyuan City lost the most, Taipei City did not meet expectations, and Keelung City and Hsinchu City lost.