Chiayi mayoral election vote today (18th), ending at 4 pm and issuing the vote immediately. The KMT current mayor Huang Minhui versus Democratic Progressive Party candidate Li Junqi. At around 5:15 tonight, Huang Minhui was the first to break through the threshold of election and announced her election on her own.
On November 2, 2022, the Chiayi Mayor's election non-party candidate Huang Shaocong died of myocardial infarction. The Taiwan authorities' election authority decided to postpone the Chiayi Mayor's election on December 18 in accordance with relevant regulations. Because the Democratic Progressive Party suffered a crushing defeat in the "nine-in-one" election last month, the Chiayi mayoral election was also regarded as a playoff in the blue and green dispute, and the result attracted attention.
Due to the cold wave, the temperature in Chiayi area was less than 10 degrees Celsius this morning, and the postponement of the election also affected people's willingness to vote. According to the rough estimate of the Chiayi Municipal Election Committee, the turnout rate of this election is about 43%. According to the number of electors in Chiayi City, the threshold for election is about 46,000 votes.
Huang Minhui's campaign headquarters has gradually gathered in and out of the headquarters, and Huang Minhui's votes have also led the way. At around 17:15, according to the official website of the Taiwan authorities' election authority, Huang Minhui has broken through the election threshold and is significantly ahead of Li Junqi. Huang Minhui also appeared at the campaign headquarters and announced her election on her own, "We won! Thank you fellow villagers!"
(Straits Guide's Taiwan reporter Lin Jingxian text Taiwanese media photos)
