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Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je launched a new party but did not say whether he will run for president of Taiwan.
KENSAKU IHARA, Nikkei staff writer
TAIPEI -- Ko Wen-je, the mayor of Taiwan's capital city, held a rally here Tuesday to inaugurate a new party, vowing to "change the political culture" in the self-ruled island but prolonging the uncertainty over whether he will run in next January's presidential election.