Source: Overseas Network
Chen Qimai (left), Wu Yizheng (middle), Li Meizhen (right)
Overseas Network, August 15th Kaohsiung City The third mayoral by-election will be held on the 15th. According to reports from Taiwanese media such as China Times, the voting results showed that Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Qimai won more than 670,000 votes and was elected mayor of Kaohsiung. His term will end on December 24, 2022.
reported that there were 2,301,597 people in the election, with Chen Qimai winning 671,804 votes, Kuomintang candidate Li Meizhen winning 248,478 votes, and Wu Yizheng recruited by the People's Party winning 38,960 votes. Li Meizhen bowed to the citizens of Kaohsiung at around 6 pm on the 15th and announced her defeat. She said that the biggest winner in this election is the "citizens of Kaohsiung." KMT Chairman Jiang Qichen expressed his gratitude to good friends who supported Li Meizhen and the KMT, saying, "We are not afraid of failure, and we have the courage to reflect. Today's setback is the nourishment for the KMT's resurgence in Kaohsiung in 2022! Some people say that after this failure, the DPP will We will once again be in power in Kaohsiung for a long time. We will use determination and unbeatable courage to defeat such claims. We will use actions to win back the support of Kaohsiung citizens and win back Kaohsiung in 2022!”
Han Guoyu’s recall case will be voted on on June 6. After passing, Hanguo Yu became the first "mayor directly under the central government" to be dismissed. Since Han Kuo-yu’s remaining term exceeds two years, the mayor of Kaohsiung must be by-elected within three months of the announcement at the latest. Taiwan's "Election Committee" approved the voting date for the Kaohsiung mayor by-election on June 12, and the vote is scheduled to be held on August 15. During the period, the Kaohsiung mayor will be appointed by the Taiwan administrative agency to serve as the acting mayor. The term will be until the completion of the by-election. (Overseas Network Yao Kaihong)
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