The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said opposition leaders should put an end to the turmoil following the election result, instead of using the people to achieve political goals.
Taipei Couty Commissioner Su Tseng-chang (
Su said the opposition leaders have manipulated the people in an attempt to influence the recount process.
PHOTO: WANG MING-WEI, LIBERTY TIMES
"Everyone should respect the country's legal system and the court's decision, instead of resorting to emotional tactics and using the public to tell the courts what to do," Su said in response to the ongoing demonstration in front of the Presidential Office.
Su yesterday appealed to Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) to dismiss the diehard pan-blue supporters staging demonstrations in front of the Presidential Office.
"Those people sitting in the rain and wind are actually in the minority. If Lien and Soong are responsible political leaders, they should tell them to go home, instead of continuing to mobilize more people to create further confrontations in order to achieve their political ends," Su said.
DPP Secretary General Chang Chun-hsiung (
"It's a big challenge for politicians to face a defeat in the election, but in terms of social harmony and economic stability, Lien and Soong should ask the demonstration to disband," Chang said.
He yesterday called for the establishment of a standard legal mechanism for electoral disputes.
Chang said the courts should make an objective ruling on how the vote recounting procedures are to be conducted, based on the existing election laws.
Such a ruling would also have an effect on the year-end legislative election, as well as future presidential elections, Chang said.
The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) yesterday urged Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (
Ma and Wang are considered to be the most likely successors to Lien and Soong
"As the mayor of the capital city, Ma should be responsible for maintaining the social order and justice and dismiss the illegal gathering of demonstrators, while Wang, as the leader of the Legislature, should try to mediate and resolve the confrontation," TSU Chairman Huang Chu-wen (
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