President gives full support to premier
/ Chongthong oanchoan chichhi hengcheng-inntiunn 2001/11/27
The China Post staff
/ Alai hoanek
Giving full support for Premier Chang Chun-hsiung, President Chen Shui-bian yesterday remained evasive over the prospects of the Cabinet head after the Saturday elections.
/ Chongthong chahng kong, i oanchoan chichhi hengcheng inntiunn Tiunn Chunhiong, tansi i bo kongtioh pai-6 soanki-au e inntiunn jinsoan. Chen said during a meet with TV journalists that he has been giving Chang 100 percent of his support since the premier took office last October at a time when the opposition had launched attempts to topple the Cabinet, and to recall the president.
/ Tan Chongthong ti chham tiansi kichia kinnbin esi kong,ui kuni 10goeh chaiiatong siunnboeh to2ko3 chham pabian chongthong hitsi, Tiunn Inntiunn chiujim ilai, i long 100 percent chichhi Tiunn Inntiunn. But Chen said he was resolute in maintaining a stable government even at the risk of being recalled, and the Cabinet's performance has been getting better at cracking down on gangsters and introducing financial reforms.
/ Tan Chongthong kong, simchi ulang boeh ka pabian, i iausi koatsim ichhi chenghue anteng, iahkoh hengchenginn ti sau3-oukim chham chai5cheng3 kai2kek choliauchin ho. His remarks were in response to Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan's demandfor Chang's removal following Chen's latest proposal to form a cross-party alliance to counter opposition calls for a coalition government that may exclude Chen's Democratic Progressive Party.
/ I-e oe si tui Kokbintong Chusek Lian Chian iaukiu Tiunn Inntiunn lohtai e hoe5eng3. Lian Chusek e iaukiu, si ti Tan Chongthong uitioh tuihu chaiiatong iaukiu chou chit-e khouleng bo-paukoa Binchintong e lianhap chenghu, kiangi khoa-tongphai lianbeng esi thechhut e. The fact that Lien was demanding that the president decide Chang's fate reveals that the authority to appoint a premier lies with the head of state, not with the legislature, Chen said.
/ Lian Chian iaukiu chongthong koatteng Tiunn Inntiunn e khi3-lau5, chit-e susit kong-chhutliau hengcheng-inntiunn e jinbeng-khoan si ti chongthong, msi ti liphoat-inn, Tan Chongthong anne kong. But the president did not say whether he would keep Chang in office.
/ Tansi chongthong bo-kong Tiunn Inntiunn simsi e lau5-lohlai. Chen said he, Chang, and the Democratic Progressive Party chairman, Frank Hsieh, have a consensus on forming a cross-party alliance, giving top priority to political stability over personal interests.
/ Tan Chongthong kong, i, Tiunn Inntiunn, chham BCT chusek Chia Tngteng long tong-i chou khoa-tongphai lianbeng, chengti anteng pi kojin li-ek kha iusian. Thanking Chang for supporting the idea of a cross-party alliance, Chensaid they have no presuppositions for the choice of premier, and they are willing to cooperate with the opposition.
/ Kamsia Tiunn Inntiunn chichhi khoa-tongphai lianbeng e siunnhoat, Tan Chongthong kong, in bo laiteng e inntiunn jinsoan, in goan-i chham chaiiatong hapchok. If the KMT joins the alliance, Chen said he would be willing to listento Lien concerning the selection of premier and Cabinet members.
/ KBT na chhamka lianbeng, Tan Chongthong kong, i goan-i thiann Lian Chusek iukoan inntiunn kah poutiunn jinsoan e ikian. He added that he would not necessarily become the head of the alliance, saying the leadership and its decision-making mechanisms would still need further discussions.
/ I koh kong, i bo-itteng ai cho lianbeng e thau, lianbeng e lengto kah koatchhek kiche esai koh tholun.
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