People inside the Kuomintang revealed today that the party chairman Zhu Lilun (see photo) has not expressed his position on not being elected president. The reason behind it is that it is necessary to reserve space for acting as a proxy. In case other possible candidates cannot be elected, the Kuomintang still has spare tires. Set off.

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[Reporter Shi Xiaoguang/Taipei Report] Zhu Lilun, the chairman of the Kuomintang who has repeatedly emphasized selflessness in the past few days, was asked by the media in an interview yesterday whether he hinted that he would not run for the 2024 presidential election. Zhu Lilun did not give an answer, but only called on the entire party to be selfless Selfless, put down ego, people in the party revealed today that the reason why Zhu Lilun has not stated that he will not be elected president is to reserve the space for acting as a proxy. In case other possible candidates cannot be elected, the KMT still has spare tires. This is for the overall situation of the party Set off.

According to people close to Zhu, according to long-term observations, Zhu Lilun has not realized that he is not running for the election, so he does not regard himself as an option at present. Responsible for the objective overall situation, he must still retain the possibility of "just in case".

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This person emphasized that if Zhu Lilun is really for himself, the Party Central Committee can directly set the primary election rules, just like the Party Central Committee did 4 years ago, "pull A to beat B", but Zhu did not do this, and now he is acting as a selfless The leader of the party will launch the strongest candidate for the Blue Army.

Party insiders believe that from the beginning to the middle of next month, Zhu Lilun and KMT Secretary-General Huang Jianting will first meet with several potential candidates to understand everyone's thoughts and trends, and then at the end of March, the group meeting will report the special nomination method for the general election , the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will authorize the nomination group of the Party Central Committee to be responsible for coordinating and recruiting. All parties interested in running for the election will formally express their positions in early April. It is estimated that formal coordination will start in May, and the strongest candidate will be determined according to the support of the polls. Primary elections and direct recruitment will be used. As for the nomination of legislators, if coordination fails, primary elections will be conducted through public polls. Candidates from difficult constituencies will be recruited by the Party Central Committee.

In March, I will talk to Guo and Hou. If Hou Youyi really expresses his refusal to be elected, then there may be two options between Zhu and Guo. If the party thinks that Guo Taiming is not OK, Zhu may go into battle.

People in the blue camp said that the current situation is that Guo Taiming has already expressed his position, and Hou Youyi wants to be elected but cannot express his position. He should be waiting for the end of the New Taipei City Council session at the end of May, but the Party Central Committee may not be able to wait until that late. Hou should express his position as soon as possible, otherwise the nomination time It will be too late, and the atmosphere of most opinions in the party hopes that the Party Central Committee will directly recruit him to help Hou Youyi out of his trap.

If Zhu Lilun is determined not to be in 2024, where is the next seat?

This person said that after the Kuomintang presidential candidate is released, Zhu Lilun should not accept the position of deputy, but continue to play the role of the head coach of the election. If the Kuomintang wins the 2024 regime, Zhu Lilun's most likely way out is the Premier.

As for the possibility of the Speaker of Congress?

This person said that if Zhu wants to become the legislative chief, he must first put himself on the non-regional list. This will repeat the Wu Dunyi controversy four years ago, and the political risk is too great.