By Hsieh Chun-lin / Staff reporterThe New Power Party (NPP) aims to win as many party votes as possible in the Jan. 11 legislative elections to cross the 5 percent threshold and win legislator-at-large seats, NPP Chairman Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明) said, adding that the party would not contest the presidential election. The NPP has a good chance of winning more legislative seats by amassing more than 1 million votes, and it can reach the 5 percent threshold, Hsu said. The NPP will probably be joined by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) Taiwan People’s Party in reaching the threshold, he added. Therefore, four parties could win legislative seats — in addition to the Democratic Progressive Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) — Hsu said. Therefore, the NPP would not have local political forces or the children of families already in power on its at-large list, Hsu said.

Source: Taipei Times November 03, 2019 16:01 UTC