Lien Chan also said that because the constitutional reforms had not yet been completed he had accepted the president's request that he withdraw his resignation, and that he would also take responsibility for solving the present chaotic state of law and order. Once the constitutional reform process was completed in July, he would step down from the premiership immediately.
連戰並表示，因修憲尚未完成而接受總統慰留，並且應負責解決目前治安亂象，七月修憲完成之後將立刻離職。