In the past two days, the political situation on the island has seen one trouble after another encountered by the Kuomintang, which has been impacting the future status of the current chairman, Zhu Lilun. First of all, the latest polls on the island came out, and the favorability of the Kuomintang party refreshed its low again, and it has been surpassed by the People's Party, if the future is still like this, the Kuomintang in 2028 will be even more useless.
Then, the Kuomintang was put on the side by the People's Party. Originally, the Kuomintang caucus proposed a bill to raise the recall threshold, but the number of blue and green people was tied, and the final decision rested on the People's Party.
After this incident, the authority of Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun was once again questioned, and many party bigwigs had ideas and wanted to run for the chairmanship of the Kuomintang and change the Kuomintang in its face.
First of all, New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi kept moving, overtaking Zhu Lilun, first sharing the stage with Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan, and then sharing the stage with Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan, looking like he wanted to pick Zhu Lilun off the horse next year.
After Hou Youyi, not long after that, there was news on the island that the "undefeated queen" Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan wanted to run for the chairman of the Kuomintang.
In this regard, Lu Xiuyan responded in person, still emphasizing that Taichung Municipal Government is the most important, and that she always strictly abides by her working hours, does not talk about election affairs, party affairs and election issues, and has no comments on whether to run for the 2025 Kuomintang chairmanship.
Looking carefully at Lu Xiuyan's response, there is a feeling that there is a needle hidden in the cotton, on the surface there is no intention to run for the chairman of the Kuomintang, but the ambition has already jumped on the paper, and with such a good political reputation, Lu Xiuyan is very likely to become an important figure within the Kuomintang to challenge Zhu Lilun's authority next year.
Comparing Hou Youyi and Lu Xiuyan, the KMT generally believes that if Hou Youyi participates in the KMT chairman election, the threat to Zhu Lilun will be limited, because Hou Youyi will be defeated in the leadership election in Taiwan in 2024, plus Hou Youyi has been estranged from the KMT grassroots for a long time, Hou Youyi thunders and rains little, and Lu Xiuyan is making steady progress, which is a special threat to Zhu Lilun.
Thinking about it carefully, although at present, Lu Xiuyan doesn't say anything, but if you want to run for the leader of the Taiwan region in 2028, you must get a certain position within the Kuomintang, and then you will have a better chance of winning.
Moreover, it is understood that Lu Xiuyan's possible election as leader of the Kuomintang is not only the expectation of individuals and some of the people in the blue camp, but also includes former high-level party officials and important figures in the auxiliary election.
In other words, Lu Xiuyan already has a large number of supporting forces behind her, and it is not Lu Xiuyan's wishful thinking to challenge Zhu Lilun's position.
Judging from qualifications, ability and political prospects, Lu Xiuyan is the best candidate to challenge Zhu Lilun, but she doesn't want to show her edge at this time, and looking at next year's Kuomintang chairman election drama, it must be unusual!