Taiwan People's Party acting chair and caucus whip Huang Kuo-chang will face off against former lawmaker Tsai Pi-ru in a by-election scheduled for February 15th to pick the next leader of Taiwan's third-largest party. Party founder and former chair Ko Wen-je stepped down amid an ongoing corruption investigation against him.
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00:00Taiwan People's Party lawmaker and acting chair Huang Guocang will face a last-minute
00:05challenger to lead the country's third-largest party.
00:09Cai Biru is a former TPP lawmaker and has registered to run in the party's by-election
00:15to name a new leader and replace party founder Kou Wenzhe.
00:19The ex-presidential candidate stepped down as party chair and remains in police custody
00:24amid a corruption probe against him.
00:27Huang says the election process won't divide the party.