KMT nominates Ma to run for Taiwan's top post

TAIPEI: The opposition Kuomintang Party (KMT) yesterday nominated former Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou as its candidate for the 2008 "presidential" election in Taiwan.

Ma, 56, is seen as a front-runner in the polls despite facing trial on corruption charges.

As was widely expected, the KMT announced that Ma would run for the island's top post next March against a ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate who is yet to be chosen.