William Lai (賴清德) has entered the race to become Taiwan’s next president.
The former premier said on Monday he will sign up for the upcoming Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential primary, which begins this week.
Lai served as premier in the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) from Sept. 8, 2017 until Jan. 14, 2019, when he stepped down after the DPP suffered a series of brutal defeats to the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) in last November’s regional elections.
