According to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News", after the Taipei mayoral election last November, the defeated KMT candidate Ding Shouzhong filed an election invalidity lawsuit. The Taipei court today ruled that Ding Shouzhong lost the case and can appeal. Ke Wenzhe can still continue to serve for the time being. Mayor of Taipei.
According to reports, in the Taipei mayoral election results, Ko Wenzhe narrowly defeated Ding Shouzhong by 3,254 votes. After Ding Shouzhong petitioned the court for a recount, he not only failed to overturn, but also lost more, expanding to 3,567 votes. Later, Ding Shouzhong filed an election invalidity lawsuit with the "Central Election Commission" and the Taipei City Election Committee as defendants. Ding Shouzhong said that the "nine-in-one" election at the end of last year was not only seriously illegal, but also became a joke. During the election, many people watched the broadcast of the vote count and then voted. As a candidate, he filed this lawsuit to establish a fair election system.
Regarding the loss of the case, Ding Shouzhong issued a statement saying that such a verdict not only hurts the credibility of the judiciary, but also seriously hurts democracy. No one can deny that during the mayoral election, the Central Election Commission and the Municipal Election Committee seriously violated the law and made many mistakes. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people were watching the results and voting at the same time. Such a ridiculous election was certified by the court as valid. Does it mean that the system of judicial correction of invalid elections by election agencies has completely collapsed and become incompetent? If this is the case, then all the provisions regarding invalid elections in our "Election and Recall Law" can be abolished! In addition, he will wait until he receives the judgment and then discuss the next step with the legal team to decide whether to file an appeal.
(Editor: Anle)
