The DPP's two-day national poll for presidential primary ended yesterday, but an unexpected incident on Monday evening has already cast doubts on the reliability of the results. Slow Yang, a DPP member widely known as a "Credit Card Wizard," allegedly revealed partial results of the ongoing poll in a message she posted on the micro-blogging site, Plurk, a clear violation of the primary's rule.

Both candidates, Tsai Ing-wen and Su Tseng-chang, condemned the move immediately, for it may hurt the public's trust in the final result. And Yang gave a tearful apology yesterday, claiming that she had absolutely no intention of influencing the poll result. The DPP party central also criticized Yang's behavior as improper "second-hand broadcast" of sensitive information. The official final result of the poll will be released on April 27th as originally scheduled.