Due to Yao's support of Taiwan independence in the past, the opposition parties (the KMT and People First Party) felt that an 'ideological' nominee was an inappropriate choice for a 'neutral' administrative post such as president of the Examination Yuan. As a result, they did not find him very acceptable.
由於姚嘉文曾宣揚台獨理念，在野黨認為，具有意識形態的人選，並不適合出任行政中立的考試院長，因此對他的接受度不高。