Let the healing begin!

* The ruling DPP will make its presidential nominee public today (6/13) at noon. Many believe the results will be close, and whoever gets the nomination will need to work doubly hard to bury the hatchet and move towards intra-party unity that has often eluded many political parties in the past.
* Compared with others, the DPP has done it better than others in the past because it had a cause--making democracy a realty in Taiwan-- and a clear goal--overtaking the KMT--shared by all rank-and-file members. However, that was before the DPP first assuming power back in 2000. Things are obviously different since the DPP was in power from 2000 to 2008 and since 2016. The parameters may not be the same anymore.
* With the DPP's nominee set, all eyes then turn to the opposition KMT. It will be another month before its presidential nominee is known. Given the severity of its ongoing primary among the contenders, the road to achieve and maintain party unity--at least until January 11, 2020--will be more challenging. But without unity, it will be an uphill battle for the KMT.