New party announced by Taipei mayor a setback to DPP: scholar

Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) An announcement by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) that he plans to establish a new political party to contend the January 2020 legislative election will have a greater impact on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) than the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), a Kaohsiung-based scholar said Wednesday.

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