President clarifies stance on presidential candidate flap

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said Thursday that he admires Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), the presidential candidate of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), but supports the decision of the KMT's Central Standing Committee a day earlier to discuss replacing her.

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