KMT Set to Elect New Chairperson|國民黨青壯派將辦論壇 提供改革方向

There have been calls for new blood and reforms from within the Kuomintang following its defeat in the 2020 elections. The party's cross-strait policy has also come under scrutiny. Youth factions have called for self-reviews or debates to reach a consensus on the direction of reforms. The party is also set to elect a new chairperson.


The Kuomintang recently posted the announcement that it is holding a chairperson by-election. The KMT aims to recover from its defeat in the 2020 elections, and is starting by electing a new party chief. The vote will be held on Mar. 7, along with the election of Central Standing Committee members. Acting Secretary-General William Tseng says the party cannot be pessimistic, and elections and reforms can occur simultaneously.

The Kuomintang has no time to waste, and we will announce related strategies or methods shortly, including the so-called forum for discussion or whether to establish a committee to oversee reform strategies. We are actively assessing all possibilities, and we hope to act as quickly as possible.

Youth factions are urging the party to reform, and the majority feel that it is imperative to revise the KMT's cross-strait approach. KMT Youth League head Tien Fang-luen is organizing a youth forum to achieve a consensus, while also organizing a debate to determine a new cross-strait discourse that can be accepted by both youths and the public. The Youth Department is also taking action.

We hope to conduct closed-door discussions together to sum up the reform directions and issues that exist within the party, with the aim of drafting an innovative white paper for the young generations. It will include what reforms the party needs to take. We will also collect and organize all the information to produce concrete proposals and deliver them to the new party chairperson to implement.

KMT Youth League Director Hsiao Ching-yan added that the most important task at hand is for youth factions to set aside the preconceptions they have of each other, and unite in order to carry out bottom to top reforms and ensure that reforms won't just be all talk. With regards to whether there is room to revise the 1992 Consensus, KMT Taipei City Councilor Dai Hsi-chin and three others called on former President Ma Ying-jeou on Jan. 16 to seek his guidance. Ma proposed four preconditions for adjusting the 1992 Consensus, including adherence to the Republic of China constitution and public support.



貼出主席補選公告，國民黨要從敗選的挫折中，重新站起來，就從黨主席補選開始，確定3月7日由全體黨員投票產生新主席，一併舉辦由全體黨代表投票的中常委選舉，代理秘書長曾銘宗表示，國民黨沒有悲觀的權利，改選與改造，並行不悖。

國民黨代理秘書長 曾銘宗表示：「中國國民黨沒有時間蹉跎，我們很快會提出相關的策略，或者相關的方式，包括所謂的論壇，或者是要不要成立，一定的改革策略委員會等等，我們都積極在研議當中，我們希望愈快愈好。」

除了改造，黨內青年也喊話，要積極改革，多數人認為，調整國民黨的兩岸路線勢在必行，不只青年團青田方倫要規劃舉辦青年論壇，凝聚共識，也要進行大辯論，找出可以被年輕人以及主流民意接受的新兩岸論述，青年部也有動作。

國民黨青年部主任 蕭敬嚴表示：「我們希望一起來進行一個閉門會談，歸納出黨內有哪些，應該要改革的方向跟事情，擬出一個黨內青年世代的革新白皮書，包含針對黨內應該要改革的方向，我們也一起去彙整這些內容，提出具體的建議，交給接下來這個新任的黨主席，他來落實來執行。」

蕭敬嚴認為，現階段最重要的就是青年世代要放下對彼此的成見，團結在一起，才可能由下而上進行改革，否則改革也只是口號，而國民黨的九二共識，有沒有調整空間，黨內台北市議員戴錫欽等4人，16號前往請教前總統馬英九，馬英九則提出四個前提，包括必須符合中華民國憲法，民意支持等等，才能賦予九二共識新意涵。