Taiwan’s ruling party – the Kuomintang (KMT) – is set to launch its nomination process on Monday to select a presidential candidate to run in 2016.
Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu has already thrown her hat in the ring. Other possible candidates include Vice President Wu Den-yih and Legislature President Wang Jin-pyng.
Meanwhile, KMT Chairman Eric Chu said on Friday that he would not seek his party’s nomination. However, Chu, who is the Mayor of New Taipei City, remains at the center of attention. That’s because he been seen as a likely candidate, and has one of the highest popularity ratings in his party.
Interested KMT members need to gather signatures from five percent of party members in order to register their candidacy. The nomination process will draw to a close on May 16.
The candidate will then be selected by a combination of opinion polls and a vote by party members that will take place on June 14.