A bid for a joint presidential ticket between Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang, or KMT, and Taiwan People's Party, or TPP, fell apart over a disagreement on how to select a leading candidate, Focus Taiwan reported on Nov. 18. TPP candidate Ko Wen-je said he still hoped for a joint ticket with the KMT, but he also discussed a joint ticket with independent candidate Terry Gou, who is polling in fourth place, on Nov. 19.