KMT CHAIR HUNG WILL NOT ATTEND POLICY FORUM|洪秀柱批黨內從政菁英 不參加今黨團政見會

This year's KMT chair election will feature an unprecedented number of candidates. Current chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu, who is seeking another term, has held a press conference declaring her candidacy. Speaking at the press event, Hung refrained from naming names, but she blamed the higher echelons of the party for the KMT's decline. She also declined to attend a candidate policy forum held by her party's legislators today. Hung Hsiu-chu held a press conference declaring her candidacy in the KMT chair election, accompanied by young supporters. She promised to nurture young talent within the party, then lambasted "party elites in high positions," blaming them for the KMT's decline. ==HUNG HSIU-CHU KMT Chair== Some political elites in high positions are still reveling in our past achievements, or focused only on distributing power or profits, or consumed by pandering to local and factional supporters. Hung chose to hold her press conference at the memorial hall of former Premier Sun Yun-chuan, emphasizing the selfless contributions of the early KMT elite. She also confirmed that she will not be attending the chair election policy forum, which will be held by the KMT legislative caucus on the 10th. ==HUNG HSIU-CHU KMT Chair== Candidate registration will begin only on the 17th, so we don't even know who the candidates are at this point. I am guided by the decisions the party has already made, so for the policy forum held by the legislative caucus for prospective candidates on Monday, I see no need to attend. ==LIAO KUO-TUNG KMT Legislative Caucus Convener== We still hope that she will come, and we will never give up on that hope until the last moment. ==HAU LUNG-BIN KMT Vice Chair== Through media broadcasts, more party members will gain an understanding of the direction that each chair candidate is proposing, and how they will lead the KMT in the future. This is also a very good chance to promote the KMT. So I think it is very unfortunate that she will not attend. One of the six prospective candidates will be missing from the policy forum, but the KMT legislative caucus said that it will still set the stage for six candidates and try to persuade Hung to have a last-minute change of heart. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 這次的國民黨主席選舉，史上最多人參選！尋求連任的黨主席洪秀柱，首度發表參選記者會，雖然沒有直接點名，但將國民黨衰敗的原因，指向曾經位居要職的黨內菁英，也確定不會出席，明天由國民黨立法院黨團舉辦的首場政見會。 在青年朋友的陪同下，國民黨主席洪秀柱特別在首度發表參選國民黨主席記者會，承諾未來將培植黨內青年人才，話鋒一轉，將國民黨衰敗的原因，指向曾經位居要職的黨內菁英，火力十足。 ==國民黨主席 洪秀柱== 有些位居要職的從政菁英 不少人沉溺於我們過去的成就 或專注於權力利益的分配 或者是迷惑於派系樁腳的攏絡 洪秀柱首次參選記者會，特別選在前行政院長孫運璿紀念館，強調早年國民黨菁英對黨無私的奉獻，對於10號由國民黨立法院黨團主辦的黨魁參選人政見會，洪秀柱確定不會出席。 ==國民黨主席 洪秀柱== 4月17號才開始登記 所以到底現在有哪些候選人 不知道我遵從我們黨 已經做的這樣的決定 所以我覺得星期一的 立院黨團的擬參選人的政見發表會 是沒有必要一定要參與的 ==聲音來源：國民黨團總召 廖國棟== 我們還是期待她能夠來 沒有放棄 直到最後一刻 ==國民黨副主席 郝龍斌== 透過媒體的轉播 讓更多黨員能夠了解 每一個黨主席參選人的路線方向 以及未來要怎麼樣帶領國民黨 這也是很好的一個 國民黨行銷的機會 所以她沒有來 我很遺憾 國民黨第一場黨魁參選政見會，將出現六缺一的局面，國民黨團表示，還是會準備六個位 子，會努力說服洪秀柱到最後一刻。 記者 林欣儀 蔣龍祥 台北高雄報導