【精英翻譯關注新聞】Former DPP Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung forms new political group義雄觀測站 @ 【精英翻譯】的部落格

Former DPP Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung forms new political group (2014/03/13)

After a long absence from politics, former DPP Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung announced the formation of a new political group. The Taiwan Citizen Union will focus on social reform and progress and could eventually put forward candidates for office.

Nearly eight years after withdrawing from the DPP, former DPP Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung is returning with a new political group that he hopes to use to challenge both the KMT and DPP. Today, he laid out his plans.

Lin Yi-hsiung
Former DPP Chairman
I have felt an idealistic power accompanying Taiwan’s progress. I think this idealism should interact and play a greater role in Taiwanese civil society…Now we are discussing establishing this group. I have interacted, met with and spent time with these individuals, but I don’t have any title.

Lin’s Taiwan Citizen Union will focus on social reform and progress and will welcome other political parties to accept its views. Lin would not say if it will put forward legislative candidates in the 2016 elections.

Lin Yi-hsiung
Former DPP Chairman
I suggested this group have more social interaction to promote community ideals, so they can spread to more people. Whether we take part in future elections will depend on our future development.

Lin refrained from commenting about this year's seven-in-one elections. But he did not rule out campaigning on behalf of friends, and said he would back Yu Shyi-kun, the DPP’s nominee to become mayor of New Taipei City.

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淡出政壇的前民進黨主席林義雄，最近因為催生新政團，而成為媒體關注焦點。他接受本台獨家專訪，證實新政團名稱就叫做「公民組合」，也一一闡述新政團的理念，不過他強調自己不會在這個政團中擔任職務。今年底的七合一選舉，他也願意站台，包括參選新北市的游錫? 。

退出民進黨快八年，前民進黨主席林義雄在這段期間頻頻傳出，要催生新的政團，挑戰國民兩黨，透過民視獨家專訪，林義雄說分明。

[[前民進黨主席林義雄]]
"我感覺台灣社會在進步的當中，有一股較有理想性的力量，這股力量應該好好和台灣民間社會，有更大的互動及結合。
現在談及要成立的團體，我個人與他們的互動，就是與他們接觸與他們在一起，沒有要什麼頭銜。"

新政團要向社會宣傳改革與進步的理念，也歡迎各政黨接納他們的意見，但2016是否會推出立委出候選人，他語帶保留。

[[前民進黨主席林義雄]]
"我是鼓勵(此團體)要和社會互動，將社會上的理想性提升起來，傳播給更多人知道，一起來做些事情。至於要做什麼事，要參選不參選，那都要看以後發展才知道。"

對於今年底的七合一選情，林義雄不做評論；但他透露，不排斥為好朋友助選，也願意為民進黨新北市長提名人游錫?站台。