Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party Lin Xiyao Regarding the unfinished nomination of county mayors, he stated that he has not set that it must be completed before the National Congress on July 17. Lin's statement is that you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat, but it is not true. It is believed that the Democratic Progressive Party is waiting for Chen Shizhong, the epidemic command center, to choose the best time to nominate Chen to run for mayor of Taipei. However, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi has not expressed his intention to seek re-election. Recently, he even said that it is the last year of his term. If Hou does not seek re-election, the DPP's layout in New Taipei City may also be changed. Therefore, in addition to waiting for Chen Shizhong, the DPP may also be waiting for Hou Youyi to formally express his position.
According to the Hong Kong China Review Network, the Democratic Progressive Party has completed the nomination of 12 county mayors, with 10 counties and cities remaining. In the past, nominations were usually completed before the National Congress in election years, using the National Congress to build momentum. However, the epidemic this year is severe. Tsai Ing-wen and the British faction hope to nominate Chen Shizhong, the epidemic commander, to run for mayor of Taipei. The epidemic has not yet completely cooled down, and the DPP is still evaluating when the nomination is most appropriate. Lin Xiyao also said that he has not set a date for the nomination. Nominations were completed before the National Congress.
The Democratic Progressive Party’s candidates for Taipei City and New Taipei City are getting the most attention this time, which will affect the overall election situation. Although Chen Shizhong was confirmed to have expired the quarantine period, he said he still tested positive for the rapid test and did not attend the epidemic press conference. Is it possible to leave more time for other members of the epidemic command center to perform, and the Tsai administration also took the opportunity to find a suitable commander? It is also reported that people close to Chen Shizhong revealed that the Democratic Progressive Party has a high chance of recruiting Chen Shizhong to run for Taipei City next Wednesday.
Facing the fact that Lin Jialong, the leader of the "Legendary Congress", is actively fighting for the mayoral election in Taipei, today he will explain together with the party councilor Jiang Zhiming how to improve the traffic problems in the Hong Kong and Lake areas. Lin has taken many actions. Not only Chiang Wanan, the Taipei mayoral candidate and "legislator" nominated by the Chinese Kuomintang, must face the response to these policies. People from the Democratic Progressive Party who support Chen Shizhong's candidacy should also be very anxious, worried that Lin Jialong will control the pace of Taipei City's elections.
But apart from Chen Shizhong, New Taipei City has yet to decide on candidates. It is currently believed that the Democratic Progressive Party is inclined to nominate the British "legislator" Luo Zhizheng to face the current New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi. Luo has also served as a "heavy gunner" in the "En En Incident" to bombard Hou Youyi several times. However, Hou has not yet said whether he will seek re-election. Even when he was on the same stage with Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe a few days ago, he did not shy away from saying that this year is the last year of Mayor Ko's term and also the last year of his own term. This statement was immediately criticized. Outsiders interpret that Hou may not seek re-election and want to go straight to 2024.
If Hou Youyi does not seek re-election, the DPP's layout in New Taipei City may be different. Will the Soviet clique be willing to support Luo Zhizheng, the British clique? If Hou does not seek re-election, who will the KMT nominate in New Taipei City? If the current deputy mayor runs for election and his visibility and popularity are not high, then the candidate of the DPP may not have a chance of winning. Will the Soviet Union and the British Department cooperate by then? Or the Soviet clique also wants to send its own people to run for election, which is why the "Executive President" Su Zhenchang and Su Qiaohui are unwilling to say anything in support of Luo Zhizheng. They can only say that the candidates named on the table are all excellent and respect the selection process. Recruitment with Tsai Ing-wen.
The Democratic Progressive Party has yet to finalize its plan for the two north-south regions. In addition to Chen Shizhong’s burden of the epidemic, it may also want to wait until Hou Youyi makes a final statement. Waiting for Hou to express his position on whether to run for re-election or not, may also affect the DPP’s final New Taipei City mayor. Nominate candidates.
According to the analysis of Hong Kong China Review Network, a 2-year-old boy Enen from Zhonghe District, New Taipei City died of the epidemic due to delay in sending him to the hospital. The Democratic Progressive Party used its power to pursue Hou Youyi. On the 22nd, Hou finally settled the long-controversial case. The case expressed guilt and promised to review and reflect. It is worth noting that Hou Youyi's attitude has slowed down and turned into a mourning one. Is it possible to give up re-election and use retreat to advance in 2024?
Hou Youyi has not yet officially expressed his stance on seeking re-election as mayor of New Taipei City. Whenever faced with similar issues, he emphasizes that he should do his job well and take things into consideration.Is it possible that Hou Youyi will give up running for mayor of New Taipei City and go straight to 2024? Lin Xiyao, secretary-general of the DPP, said as early as April that the DPP has certainly considered various possibilities. Hou Youyi is unwilling to answer seriously, candidly and directly whether he will run for re-election. There must be a reason for this, otherwise what good would happen? Procrastinating? Just speak plainly. Lin Xiyao also said that Hou Youyi must have other plans in mind for not answering directly so far, which naturally leads to speculation, and this speculation is not unreasonable.
The Democratic Progressive Party is known as the political party that is best at electing. It is worth paying attention to the political temperature. In particular, the question of whether Hou Youyi will let go of 2022 has also been discussed within the blue camp. The opinion within the blue camp also believes that this possibility is Exists, but everything depends on dynamic development. If at the last moment when he has to express his opinion on whether to be re-elected, the current overall political environment is not conducive to Hou Youyi giving up the election, then Hou Youyi should not make this decision, but if the situation On the contrary, it will be interesting to see how things play out.
However, in fact, if Hou Youyi gives up his re-election and runs directly to 2024, there are of course advantages and disadvantages. From a positive perspective, if he gives up his re-election early, he will not have to worry about how to explain to the citizens if he is successfully elected as the mayor of New Taipei City and runs in 2024. Otherwise, he will not be able to fulfill his duties as mayor, and he will probably be harmed by Hou Youyi.
From a negative perspective, if Hou Youyi gives up his re-election as mayor of New Taipei City, even if he has not yet announced his intention to run for office in 2024, it will be equivalent to an indirect statement that he wants to take the high position. As the saying goes, the stick kills the bird first, and the Kuomintang is a party that is particularly good at internal strife. Even if the DPP does not attack Hou, the internal disputes within the Kuomintang will probably trouble Hou Youyi. (Xue Yang/editor)
