Sensitive to the need to leave himself room for maneuver, preserve the possibility of working with the opposition, and prepare for the county commissioner and city mayoral elections at the end of the year, Frank Hsieh says that this cabinet reshuffle is simply a minor readjustment.
此外，著眼於預留空間、保持朝野合作可能，以及為今年底縣市長選舉預作準備等因素考量，謝長廷上任之初即表示此次內閣僅微幅調整。