New Taipei Mayor Chu certain to head ruling party

TOKYO, Japan - New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu, shown in this undated photo, is a shoo-in for the post of chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) as he is the only candidate in a leadership election on Jan. 17, 2015. He will succeed President Ma Ying-jeou, who resigned as KMT head to take responsibility for the party's debacle in the Nov. 29 nationwide local elections.

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