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According to a report on SET News on July 3, 2024, Taichung Mayor Lu Hsiu-yan is rumored to attend a family banquet hosted by former Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jinping in the south, with around one hundred local figures expected to attend, seen as potential indicators for the upcoming KMT chairman election. Veteran media personality Qiu Minkuan revealed in the program '94 Complain' that Wang Jinping had previously urged former KMT Secretary-General Li Qianlong to run for KMT chairman, which prompted Lu Hsiu-yan to start contacting local figures in the south to pave the way for her candidacy. For more details, please refer to the program link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fvvJgbOBwc]. Qiu Minkuan pointed out that Wang Jinping's persuasion of Li Qianlong to run for chairman led Lu Hsiu-yan to consider running, as Wang promised full support to Li if she chooses not to run, aiming to replicate the strategy where Wu Po-hsiung supported Ma Ying-jeou back in 2008 to assist Lu's potential presidential bid in 2028. It's analyzed that due to age and seniority factors, Li Qianlong is unlikely to run for president, thus he would fully support Lu Hsiu-yan's presidential campaign, avoiding a split in KMT's strength issue as in the 2020 and 2024 chairman elections of Wu Den-yih and Eric Chu respectively.
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