Responding to the proposals of the opposition alliance, President Chen Shui-bian clearly expressed his unwillingness to share executive powers, and Premier Chang Chun-hsiung stated that after the minority administration was formed it would in fact streamline the DPP's ability to implement its political pledges.
對於在野聯盟「聯合政府」的提議，陳水扁總統明白表示不願分享行政權，閣揆張俊雄亦指出，「少數政府」成立後其實更能讓民進黨實現政治承諾。