China Taiwan Network, June 28 According to Taiwan's "Sanli News Network", Taiwanese media person Zhou Yukou 27 posted on social media that Chen Shizhong will run for mayor of Taipei on behalf of the Democratic Progressive Party. Today (28th) the Democratic Progressive Party There are rumors within the party that Tsai Ing-wen will hold an "election meeting" at 6 p.m. to discuss the candidates for the mayor of Chiayi and the county magistrate of Changhua. In addition, there have been recent rumors about the relationship between the mayors of the "Double North" and the magistrate of Hualien County. Discussions on the nominee for Taitung County Magistrate are also rampant and may be included in the discussion. It is reported that Chen Shizhong has recently been in contact with the top leaders of the Democratic Progressive Party and the government and has given the nod to join the Taipei City Council. He will be officially recruited at the Central Executive Committee on the 6th of next month at the earliest.
In terms of the candidate for mayor of Taipei, the Democratic Progressive Party in the final stage presented a situation where Taiwan's "Minister of Health and Welfare" Chen Shizhong and former "Minister of Transportation" Lin Jialong were choosing between them. Even though Lin Jialong was actively active and even presented "evidence" that he was leading in the polls , but the Democratic Progressive Party still believes that Chen Shizhong, whose approval rating in Taiwan remains above 60% in the polls, is a good locomotive role in the year-end election. Coupled with the support of the "British faction" within the Democratic Progressive Party, Taipei City Other factions support him, and a specific faction selects his campaign office and organizes his campaign team. Chen Shizhong has no reason not to choose. It is reported that the Democratic Progressive Party's "election meeting" rarely holds intensive meetings in June. It is rumored that Chen Shizhong "nods" to participate in the Taipei mayoral election at the end of the year after recent contacts with senior officials of the Democratic Progressive Party.
In the New Taipei mayoral nomination section, the "British faction" within the Democratic Progressive Party intended to replace Luo Zhizheng, the local democratic representative of New Taipei, and received support from the "Soviet faction" of the old county magistrate's faction. After both parties reached a consensus, Luo Zhizheng was elected. Playing in New Taipei is almost a foregone conclusion. As for the mayor of Chiayi, the local support for the democratic representative Wang Meihui is quite high, but she has no intention to run. Therefore, senior officials of the Democratic Progressive Party have reported that they intend to persuade Li Junli, deputy secretary-general of Tsai Ing-wen’s office, to run. Recently, within the Democratic Progressive Party A consensus is gradually building, and it is almost certain that he will run against Huang Minhui, the current mayor of the Chinese Kuomintang.
In addition, regarding the nomination of Changhua County Magistrate, Changhua County Party Committee Chairman Qiu Jianfu originally actively fought for it. However, the Democratic Progressive Party has gradually reached a consensus recently, and Huang Xiufang, the representative of the people, is expected to be appointed to fight. As for the nomination of Hualien County Magistrate, Tsai Ing-wen’s office spokesman Gulas Yudaka is expected to be recruited. As for Taitung County Magistrate, although former Democratic Representative Lai Kuncheng has actively expressed his intention, the top leaders of the Democratic Progressive Party and government may prefer to appoint the Democratic Progressive Representative. Liu Chuhao plays. (Editor/Zhang Ling Reviewer/Li Botao)
