Chiang Wan-an Loudly Calls for Vote of No Confidence! Lo Chih-jiang Reveals the Outcome: 'It Only Lets the DPP Play Their Ace Earlier' – Is This Really Better?

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, having just rallied the KMT's anti-carcinogenic oil protest on Ketagalan Boulevard on the 25th, has once again raised the issue of a no-confidence motion on the 27th. He stated that during this period, numerous legislators have privately discussed the possibility, and forcing Premier Cho Jung-tai to take political responsibility through a no-confidence vote would be "the best possible approach."

In response, former legislator Lo Chih-jiang stated bluntly: "Even if Cho Jung-tai steps down, will the next premier sign the bills he refused to co-sign? This is clearly too naive."

Appearing on the program News Straight Talk, Lo explained that Cho's resignation would merely disrupt the DPP's internal dynamics, forcing them to appoint a new premier earlier than planned—"which would primarily disadvantage Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai." Even if Deputy Premier Cheng Li-chun or Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an were to take over, they might not necessarily assume responsibility.

Lo emphasized that the KMT's push for a no-confidence motion would immediately escalate the 2026 local elections into a full-scale party confrontation, inevitably intensifying it into a cross-strait sovereignty debate. This would mean both the 2026 and 2028 elections would center on the DPP's 'resist China, protect Taiwan' narrative—"Is this really advantageous for the KMT's mayoral and county magistrate campaigns?"

"Don't think a no-confidence motion is easy," Lo warned. If successful, it would trigger a legislative dissolution, requiring the KMT to re-submit its party-list legislative candidates. How many of the KMT's current mayoral candidates are party-list legislators? Wu Tsung-hsien, Hsieh Lung-chieh, Ko Chih-en—if they lose their legislative status, will their local campaigns suffer?

Moreover, internal power struggles over party-list nominations would inevitably arise. Will KMT Chairperson Chang Ya-chung really have full control over nominations? "This oversimplifies the issue too severely—thinking you're just teaching Cho Jung-tai a lesson. You won't be teaching him a lesson; you'll be setting yourself up for one."

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