Kaohsiung May Chen Chi-mai serves as the acting chairman of the DPP. (Photo source: Taiwan's "China Times News Network")
China Taiwan Network reported on November 30th, according to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", the Democratic Progressive Party held its first Central Standing Committee meeting today (30th), elected Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chimai as the acting chairman. The convener of the defeated election review group was Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan.
Taiwan grassroots public officials "Nine-in-One" election voted on the 26th, electing county and city mayors, councillors, township mayors, village mayors, etc. According to the vote count of the Taiwan authorities' competent election, in addition to the mayoral election in Chiayi City, the Kuomintang won 13 seats among the 21 elected counties and cities, the Democratic Progressive Party won 5 seats, the People's Party won 1 seat, and the other 2 seats are non-party. Tsai Ing-wen announced on the evening of the 26th that she resigned as chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party to show her responsibility for the party's performance in the "nine-in-one" election in Taiwan.
The DPP held a Central Standing Committee meeting today. It is reported that the schedule of the party chairman by-election will not be proposed next week. A member of the Central Standing Committee mentioned the "legislator" by-election in the third constituency of Taipei City on January 8. Chen Chi-mai said that he had coordinated and there should be a result tonight. In addition, the defeated election review group has one convener and several members. The meeting requires the group convener to go to the local area to face the local area and voters to understand the reasons for the defeat. The Chiayi mayoral election will be held in Chiayi City next week's action.
Speaker of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Zhu Fenglian said on the evening of the 26th that we have noticed the results of this election. This result reflects the mainstream public opinion on the island of "seeking peace, stability, and living a good life." We will continue to unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots, jointly promote the peaceful and integrated development of cross-strait relations, enhance the welfare of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism and interference from external forces, and jointly create a bright future for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. (Editor/Li Ning Reviewed/Li Botao)
