Proposed 'pan-blue' merger is looking more uncertain.

(From China Post)

The proposed merger of the Kuomintang (KMT) and People First Party (PFP) seems uncertain amid growing objections from both parties.

The merger became the subject of heated debate as KMT Chairman Lien Chan is expected to make the proposal at the KMT's Central Standing Committee meeting today.

"The merger will further integrate the opposition forces to form a strong and powerful force to monitor the government," Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng said yesterday, confirming reports of the merger.

The KMT will set up a special unit to facilitate the merger if the proposal is approved on Wednesday's meeting, Wang added. …