KO WILL NOT JOIN DPP, BUT WANTS TO STAND AGAIN|柯文哲表態爭取連任 但不加入民進黨

Despite the low standing in satisfaction polls, Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je said in a radio interview that he wants to stand for re-election in 2018 but he will not join the DPP. Also on that day, the Legislative Yuan were reviewing marriage equality law, and Ko said frankly that he was not comfortable seeing affection between people of the same sex, but as long as people were happy, he respected them. On Dec. 26 there was a review of marriage equality legislation in the Executive Yuan. Taipei City Government also officially issued 'same-sex partnership certificates' which means that same-sex partners are allowed to sign surgery consent forms for one another. Taipei City mayor Ko Wen-je said that this was an acknowledgment. However, Ko did say he was not comfortable with displays of same sex affection, but nonetheless respected gay. ==KO WEN-JE Taipei City Mayor and CLARA CHOU radio host== If you see men and men or women and women kissing what do you think? I am uncomfortable but I can take it, if it makes people happy, its nothing to do with anyone else. The host then asked about the dispute with Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Co.'s (TAPMC) failure to elect a chairman, pulling down his satisfaction rating. However, Ko revealed that there was an internal power struggle in the Company with former Yunlin County Magistrate Chang Jung-wei refusing to come to the mayor's office and later with the DPP's rise to power, it had become more confused. ==KO WEN-JE Taipei City Mayor and CLARA CHOU radio host== If you ever refuse the DPP's new wave, they get angry, if anything happens and they can't win they run away, we have to stay and deal with it. Its like that. The TAPMC is like that, what can we do now? We have to deal with it. So then for that six months Han-Kuo-yu was General manager and Chen Yi-tsong was Chairman of the Board until they vote again. Ko recently said that he wanted to stand again in 2018, and did not want to join the DPP. Facing low satisfaction rates in the polls, he was asked how he would face the challenge. ==KO WEN-JE Taipei City Mayor and CLARA CHOU radio host== You are still an independent? I promise I will not join the DPP. No. no, I won't. ==KO WEN-JE Taipei City Mayor== If the new wave does not support you, what will you do? No, that won't happen, sometimes we just have to talk reasonably But what about after William Lai? In the party, there are rumors that they want him in Taipei. You may have to give up your place. When it happens I'll think about it. Ko admitted that the DPP is still his biggest friend and he wasn't worried about having low polls for a bit, although the election may show the same levels of satisfaction. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 同性婚審查法案26號再戰立法院，台北市也正式發出「同性伴侶證」，可憑證為同性伴侶簽手術同意書等，市長柯文哲強調這是一種態度，只是看到同性親嘴行為，柯文哲坦言不太舒服，但仍然尊重。 ==台北市長 柯文哲 vs. 廣播主持人 周玉蔻== 你看到男男親嘴 女女親嘴 你會反感嗎 會 不是很舒服 但是就忍耐 人家喜歡 關你屁事 主持人話鋒一轉，直搗北農人事爭議拉低民調，但柯文哲爆料，長期把持北農董事會的前雲林縣長張榮味，曾不請自來市長室，農委會還被黑吃黑，民進黨新潮流系介入，都攪亂北農人事。 ==台北市長 柯文哲 vs. 廣播主持人 周玉蔻== 你跟民進黨新潮流 這一次翻臉 我就很氣 事情都你們惹出來 打不過你們又跑掉 留下我善後 北農是這樣 那現在怎麼辦 那怎麼辦 我們就善後 那這半年還是韓國瑜做總經理 陳益宗做董事長 等到農會改選的時候 才剛表態要積極爭取2018連任，也決定不加入民進黨，柯文哲面臨低民調，也因北農案和綠營打壞關係，連任之路如何整合？能否整合？仍不願把話說死。 ==台北市長 柯文哲 vs. 廣播主持人 周玉蔻== 還是無黨籍 你是無黨籍 發誓不會再加入民進黨 不會啦 不會啦 不會啦 ==台北市長 柯文哲== (新潮流不挺你你要怎麼辦) 不會啦 這個有時候大家要講道理 (那新潮流賴清德之後可能是) (黨內又傳出說要他來選台北) (到時候你可能也要讓一讓位了) 那這個到時候再講 柯文哲坦言民進黨還是最大的朋友，一時低民調不用在意，但選舉競合就靠民調見真章，未來恐怕仍得兄弟登山，各自努力。 記者 李曉儒 蔣龍祥 台北報導