In March, the chairmen of two major opposition parties, the KMT's Lien Chan and the PFP's James Soong, announced that they will run as a team in next year's election to contend for the presidency and vice presidency. This announcement has already put President Chen's bid for reelection under considerable pressure.
今年三月，國民黨主席連戰與親民黨主席宋楚瑜宣布將合作競選正、副總統，兩大在野政黨結盟，對陳總統的連任之路，的確已構成壓力。