Taiwan Candidate Says He Still Hates Party He’ll Run With

  • Ko Wen-je says he hates the KMT but dislikes DPP even more
  • Ko’s party and KMT just teamed up to try to win next election
Ko Wen-jePhotographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg
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A top candidate for president in Taiwan says he still strongly dislikes the party he’s teaming up with, a comment that suggests the partnership reshaping the race may be a rocky one.

“I’m in a bad mood,” Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party said at a campaign event Wednesday. “I hate the Kuomintang but I hate the Democratic Progressive Party even more.”