Taiwan Judicial Chief Says He Will Not Challenge President Lee in Elections
TAIPEI, Taiwan — 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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