Source: Beijing Daily WeChat public account
"Today, Kaohsiung citizens made a choice and suspended Mayor Han Kuo-yu's term of office for just one year and five months." At 6 pm on June 6, Kuomintang Chairman Jiang Qichen attended a press conference and jointly undertake the results of the recall vote with Han Kuo-yu.
5:30, Han Kuo-yu led the Kaohsiung Municipal Government team to hold a press conference at the Four-dimensional Administrative Center, bowing deeply, and expressing his acceptance of the results of the citizens' referendum. Han Kuo-yu said: "Thank you very much for everyone's concern, thank you for your good friends in the news media, and thank you for your good friends who care about this resignation." At the same time, Han Kuo-yu also expressed the regret that the ruling party used its power to attack himself and his team, smeared and spread rumors, and was unable to continue to promote work.
From 8 am to 4 pm, Kaohsiung, Taiwan held a vote to remove Kuomintang mayor Han Kuo-yu. Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that there were crowds of people queuing up to vote in the morning. One hour after the invoice was issued, the consent votes had exceeded 600,000, reaching the recall threshold.
The threshold for "stop South Korea" this time is 574,996 votes, that is, one-quarter of the total votes in Kaohsiung, and it must meet the conditions that the votes that agree are higher than the votes that disagree.
Han Kuo-yu became the first "major" in Taiwan to be removed. According to Taiwan's laws, the removal case will be passed on June 12. The dismissed person, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, will be removed from his post on the day of the announcement and will be sent by a Taiwan administrative agency to act on behalf of him. The three deputy mayors, bureau chiefs, secretary generals and other supervisors and chiefs above the 13th level assigned by Han Kuo-yu must also resign. If Han Kuo-yu waives the "recall of invalidity of recall", the by-election will be completed within 3 months from the date of the announcement.
0 On the evening of the 5th, less than 24 hours before the "Stop Korea" vote, the "We care Kaohsiung" and "Citizens' Grass Mowing Operation" and other groups called on 100,000 people to take to the streets to march. At around 7 o'clock that night, Han Kuo-yu uploaded a 5-minute video short film "Kaohsiung, it's great to have you" on Facebook. In the video, he repeatedly affirmed the serious efforts of several deputy mayors and directors. As the mayor, he said, "I am worthy of the sky and I am not ashamed of the people." "The Gao City Government has a lot to do. I hope this team will continue to fight for the citizens without regrets!" Han Kuo-yu also said that no matter what the final result is, he will accept the results calmly.
At the end of 2018, Han Kuo-yu defeated DPP candidate Chen Chi-mai and became the mayor of Kaohsiung. It was the Kuomintang that regained the position of Kaohsiung Mayor after 20 years. This victory also set off a "Korean wave" that swept across Taiwan, creating a miracle of "one person saves one party", boosting the momentum of the Kuomintang, helping the Kuomintang win 15 county and city mayor seats in the "nine-in-one" election, and defeating the Democratic Progressive Party.
Less than half a year after being elected mayor, on May 21, 2019, Han Kuo-yu participated in the 2020 Taiwan leadership election, which triggered positive and negative comments. Discussions on the removal of Han Kuo-yu gradually appeared in Kaohsiung City, and the group of the South Korean strike began to organize the relevant actions and launched a joint signing of the proposal on June 17, 2019.
On December 25, 2019, the anniversary of Han Kuo-yu's appointment as mayor of Kaohsiung, the group of people who dismissed South Korea went to the Central Election Association to submit a proposal for the first phase of the resignation, officially kicking off the "stop of South Korea".
"Originally everyone hoped that he could bring new atmosphere, but it was found that he did not focus on Kaohsiung at all and did not try to play the role of mayor well." Zhang Youzong, director of the Department of Political Science at National Taiwan University, told China Newsweek.
Faced with the pressure of recall, Han Kuo-yu set a cold treatment on the grounds of "avoiding arousing confrontation and expanding the tear", politely rejected the assistance of his friends in the political circle, and requested "stop execution" to Taiwan's "Supreme Administrative Court" four times through legal means, but all of them were rejected. With the vote approaching, Han Kuo-yu still attended many events and worked hard to the municipal government, using practical actions to show his sincerity.
Ding Renfang, professor at the Institute of Political Economy, Chenggong University, told China Newsweek that the overall strategy of low-key response to "stop Korean" is correct, but Han Kuo-yu made his biggest mistake, which is that he did not express his repentance sincerely.
On May 18, Han Kuo-yu went to the parliament to report his policy report. At the end of the report, he for the first time, for the three-month leave to run for the 2020 Taiwan leader, "to express his highest apology to the citizens and friends. He is very, very sorry. The mayor is not at home, which makes citizens worry."
Ding Renfang believes that "What Han Kuo-yu did is to avoid intensifying confrontations and increasing the turnout rate, but he did not do anything to resolve the resentment and dissatisfaction in the hearts of Kaohsiung people who felt betrayal. "
The entire Kuomintang team did not give Han Kuo-yu any real and effective support or suggestions in the "Slaying Han Dynasty" case. This resignation was regarded as his midterm exam for the young party chairman Jiang Qichen, who took office in March. The Central Committee of the Kuomintang established the "Anti-Slaying Han Dynasty Response Group" on May 7, and Jiang Qichen personally took charge of the command. The convener of the group and secretary-general Li Ganlong also went south to meet with Han Kuo-yu on May 11 to discuss countermeasures. Perhaps due to Han Kuo-yu's low-key response strategy, this group could not really make efforts.
The internal struggles of the Kuomintang and their own small abacus were also highlighted at this time. Wang Jinping, a veteran of the Kuomintang and former Legislative Yuan, was from Kaohsiung. The outside world had speculated that he would use his connections or issue a statement to help Han Kuo-yu canvass votes. But when Wang Jinping was only three days away from the "Slaying South Korea" vote, he said in an interview with the media that "I hope he can do a good job."
Taiwan media reported that Wang Jinping had opposed Han Kuo-yu's run for the leader of Taiwan. Wang's staff team evaluated that the possibility of passing the Slaying South Korea was extremely high.
On the other hand, the DPP is chasing hard and fighting hard. At the Central Standing Committee of the DPP on June 3, Tsai Ing-wen signed the "Slaying South Korea State Declaration". The next day, the DPP's Kaohsiung public officials mobilized to assist in the dismissal of South Korea, and "legislators" and lawmakers took turns to "sweep the streets".
According to the "China Times Electronic News" report on June 5, the DPP has issued a mobilization order, and has come out in full force to urge votes. The DPP's public officials helped to send 1.04 million voting messages to encourage Kaohsiung citizens to go out and vote actively. The DPP " Legislators also called on the "Beijing drifters" to go home to vote, and even launched discounted student high-speed rail tickets at the end of May and early June, and drove overtime buses.
supporters left, teammates were not strong, and opponents were fully fired. Han Kuo-yu, a star in the Kuomintang political arena who had just risen for a while, quickly fell. In Ding Renfang's view, the correct rhythm should have been to work hard in the position of mayor of Kaohsiung and accumulate political achievements. The goal is to set the 2024 Taiwan leadership election, but "after the popularity, Han Kuo-yu took one step wrong, and made every step wrong."
