After Kuomintang (KMT)-Taiwan People's Party (TPP) cooperation collapsed in the Jhubei mayoral race, TPP founding chairman 
Ko Wen-je said on September 14 that Chiayi City was, so far, where the two parties cooperated best. Ko began five days of campaigning there for TPP mayoral candidate Chang Chi-kai, while Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen called for an opposition "grand alliance".
What did Ko say about Chiayi? Asked whether the Jhubei breakdown would spill over into Chiayi, Ko said the parties had so far worked together very well there, citing more than 100 living-room meetings the KMT's city chapter had held with Chang, CNA reported. "It cannot be denied that our local organisation still needs the KMT's help in many respects," Ko said in remarks quoted by PTS, a day after urging the two party chairs to resolve the problem. Chang said the race would not be affected, since sitting KMT city councillors and candidates took part throughout those meetings and Chiayi Mayor Huang Min-hui was campaigning fully for him, CNA reported.
What did Lu propose? The opposition must unite to speak for the country and its people and prevent one-party dominance by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Lu said in remarks quoted by PTS. She added that the alliance was meant to unite all of the opposition, not only the TPP.
What is the "tangwai" dispute? Chen Tsui-lien, Academia Historica's new president, said at her September 14 handover ceremony that "concept-swapping" had become serious, with some even seeking a "tangwai grand alliance", CNA reported. KMT communications chief Chen I-hsin said she had rushed, on taking office, to defend those in power and label the opposition. DPP caucus secretary-general Chuang Jui-hsiung said her remark concerned the historical "tangwai" concept and the "tangwai" alliance floated by the KMT chair, not Lu's alliance.
Figures referenced: Ko Wen-je. — JudgeMarket.
