Source: Taiwan Strait Network
Taipei City's population declines rapidly. Mayor Ke Wen-je predicts that it will fall below 2.5 million in March, resulting in the number of seats of members of Shilin Beitou (first constituency) and Songshan Xinyi District (third constituency) each reduced by 1 seat. The election situation is treacherous and also tested the nomination strategies of each party. Compared with the Democratic Progressive Party, the Kuomintang will maintain its original nomination seats in order to take into account the newcomers, which will make many veterans jump.
Lu Jinru
In the 2018 election, the Kuomintang raised 6 seats and 5 seats in Songxin Constituency, while the Democratic Progressive Party raised 4 seats, but the next seats were reduced from 10 seats to 9 seats. The Kuomintang still plans to raise 6 seats. Some lawmakers questioned that after the People's Party entered the election, the exclusion effect should be considered and 5 seats were nominated conservatively. Huang Lujinru, chairman of the Beishi Party Committee of the Kuomintang, pointed out that 6 seats were raised and 5 seats were raised in 2018, and the one that did not have only more than 100 votes were voted. Considering the division of responsibility areas, there is no problem with the 6 seats being evaluated.
The Kuomintang currently holds 5 seats in Xinyi District, Songshan, and adds 4 seats and 1 seat to the Democratic Progressive Party. There are 10 seats in total. Qiu Weijie announced that he would not run for re-election and supported Wu Zheng to qualify. Yang Baozhen of the People's Party also actively fought for attack and the election was fierce. KMT Songxin MP Dai Xiqin said that after one seat is missing, the DPP still conservatively raised 4 seats, but the People's Party eroded the basic foundation of the KMT. The KMT must do its best to consolidate the votes if it wants to go to five seats. If the votes are not well matched, it is not impossible to drop two seats. He believes that it is reasonable to raise 5 seats and calls on the municipal party committee to seek extensive consultation on current lawmakers and rookies.
Korean Song Xin Member Wang Hongwei admitted that "Song Xin suddenly became a first-level war zone". The current or challengers are highly nervous and alert. It turns out that four newcomers are fighting for one seat and have been laid out for a long time. If they are not "N+1", it is difficult for newcomers to defeat the current one in the poll primary election, which is equivalent to verdicting them to death in advance. She believes that we must also listen to the views of newcomers. The municipal party committee maintains 6 seats, and does not want to compress the space for newcomers.
DPP Songxin MP Xu Jiabei admitted that Songshan Xinyi District has long been blue than green. After learning about the reduction of seats, he will of course worry, because the threshold for election may increase by several thousand votes compared to the previous session. Moreover, the small party and newcomers have also joined the election this time, so he must rely on more comprehensive services to win voters' support.
In addition to Songxin, the Shibei constituency has also been confirmed to have one less seat. 12 seats should be elected for the election at the end of the year. The DPP nominated 5 seats, the PPP nominated 2 seats, and the KMT nominated 4 seats. The Kuomintang raised 4-3 in Shilin Beitou in 2018. Huang Lu Jinru said that it has the ability to evaluate the situation and the promotion of 4 seats gives capable newcomers the opportunity to enter the parliament.
Wu Yinong, chairman of the Taipei City Party Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that the Taipei City Party Committee has confirmed that 26 seats will be raised by Taipei City members, including 4 seats in Songxin and 5 seats in Shibei, and will not be re-evaluated. Lin Guocheng, chairman of the People's Party Committee of the Taipei City, said that only one seat in Songxin constituency will not be adjusted, and two seats in Shilin Beitou are indeed more risky. (Source: Straits Guide)
