(Ling Media/Taipei Report) There are only four months left in the nine-in-one election at the end of the year. This election battle is related to the changes in the blue-green territory, especially the candidates for county and city heads. The parties are also careful to complete the nominations one following another. “Ling Media” has compiled the list of candidates for the mayor of the Kuomintang, the DPP, and the People’s Party in 22 counties in Taiwan, so that you can understand the layout of each party’s election campaign in one table.
For the Shuangbei section, yesterday (10) the DPP’s Election Policy Committee recruited Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shizhong and Ambassador-at-Large Lin Jialong to choose Beishi City and New Taipei City respectively. The “Longzhong” partner will also be nominated by the DPP Central Executive Committee on the 13th. Green campers said that the Kuomintang mayor of New Taipei, Hou Youyi, has high popularity and high support in the polls. Although Hou Youyi has not yet stated whether he will seek re-election, it is foreseeable that “Lin Jialong’s fight will be a tough fight.”
In the North City section, a poll released by Ling Media on the 6th of this month showed that Chen Shizhong fought once morest Jiang Wanan of the Kuomintang and Huang Shanshan, who played on behalf of the People’s Party. Chen won the championship with 34.75%, ahead of Jiang’s 32.60% and Huang’s 23.72%. The volume is quite high, and the three-legged supervision of the battle is exciting.
In the other cities of the six capitals, Taoyuan City was formed by the DPP Lin Zhijian, the Kuomintang Zhang Shanzheng, and the People’s Party Lai Xiangling.
In Taichung City, Vice President Cai Qichang of the Legislative Yuan will fight once morest the current mayor Lu Xiuyan, who has high public support and is seeking re-election. In Tainan City, the Kuomintang Tainan City Councilor Xie Longjie challenged the mayor Huang Weizhe, who was seeking re-election. Xie Longjie kept throwing out the city government’s fraud case, and the Tainan election campaign was chaotic. Kaohsiung City is the Kuomintang Ke Zhien once morest the mayor Chen Qimai who is fighting for re-election.
In addition, Hsinchu City and Keelung City are also in fierce battles between the three-legged governors. The Keelung Citizens’ Progressive Party sent its legislator Cai Shiliang, the Kuomintang Xie Guoliang, and the People’s Party’s possible candidate for election, Qiu Chenyuan. In Hsinchu City Green Camp, former deputy mayor Shen Huihong confronted Kuomintang Lin Gengren and People’s Party legislator Gao Hongan. In Hsinchu County, the current county magistrate Yang Wenke, a member of the Kuomintang, is fighting for re-election, and the DPP candidate has not yet been determined.
In Miaoli County, the Kuomintang was in turmoil. The Party Central Committee nominated Xie Fuhong to run for the election. Zhong Dongjin, the speaker of Miaoli County, who was in the same party, insisted on the election. It is also difficult to estimate the green camp to make a big difference.
Changhua County, Nantou County, Yunlin County, and Chiayi City are currently in a blue-green showdown. DPP legislator Huang Xiufang is fighting for re-elected Changhua County Mayors Wang Huimei and Cai Peihui once morest Nantou Li, known as the “Wonder Woman” by the Kuomintang. Commissioner Xu Shuhua and legislator Liu Jianguo confronted Yunlin County Mayor Zhang Lishan and Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidential Office Li Junyu, who were also fighting for re-election, and Chiayi Mayor Huang Minhui, who was also seeking re-election.
In Chiayi County, the current county magistrate of the DPP, Weng Zhangliang, has been re-elected, and the KMT candidate has yet to be determined. Yilan County is also currently in a three-legged governor situation. Jiang Congyuan of the Democratic Progressive Party and Chen Wanhui of the People’s Party are facing Lin Zimiao, the county head of the Kuomintang who is fighting for re-election.
Hualien and Taitung counties are blue camp iron ticket districts. The DPP sent Presidential Spokesperson Kolas Yotaka and Legislator Liu Daohao to challenge Xu Zhenwei and Rao Qingling, who are seeking re-election.
Penghu, Kinmen, and Lianjiang are three outlying island counties. The DPP has not yet determined the candidates. Only Lianjiang County is persuading Li Wen, the chairman of the party department, to run for election. The Kuomintang has nominated Jinmen County Mayor Yang Zhenwupin for re-election, and Penghu has chosen a suitable candidate from the Deputy Speaker Chen Shuangquan and the current County Mayor Lai Fengwei to run for election. Competing with Wang Mingzhong and Cao Eryuan for county magistrate.
