By Jason Pan / Staff reporterFormer premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday vowed to stay in the Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, but said he was not considering a joint ticket with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文). Rather, it has strengthened my resolve and I will take up the responsibility with courage,” Lai said in an online television program. “Now that the storm is over, my priority is to garner more support to win in the primary,” Lai said. “My intention is to unite the party, so it can win the presidential election. “The only way is a fair and democratic mechanism to determine the presidential candidate, then the party can stay united together to win next year’s election,” You said.

Source: Taipei Times May 30, 2019 15:56 UTC