But during its eight years in opposition the KMT did not succeed in reforming itself or pointing the party in a new direction. So it's not so much that the people have once again placed their hopes in the KMT; it would be more accurate to say that they have simply shown their trust in Ma Ying-jeou.
但國民黨在野 8 年，在改革和新路線的營造上也不成功，這次與其說是民眾重新交託國民黨，不如說是對新總統馬英九個人的信任。