Ma Picks Wu for Running Mate as Taiwan Opponents Add Support
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Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou named Wu Den-yih as running mate for his re-election bid, betting the more-popular incumbent premier will help him stave off growing support for the opposition in next year’s election.
Wu, a former mayor of southern Kaohsiung City, was appointed premier in September 2009. The current Vice President Vincent Siew announced last month he won’t seek nomination for next year’s election. The Jan. 14 election will pit Ma and Wu, from the ruling Kuomintang, against the Democratic Progress Party’s Tsai Ing-wen, who has yet to announce her running mate.