Guide News (Reporter Lin Jingxian, Taiwan) Chiayi Mayor's Election voted today (18th), ending at 4 pm and immediately issuing the vote. The current Kuomintang mayor Huang Minhui, who is seeking re-election, faces the DPP candidate Li Junqi. At around 17:15 tonight, Huang Minhui took the lead in breaking through the threshold of election and announced his election on his own.
Korean Party builds momentum for Huang Minhui (Taiwanese media photo)
On November 2, 2022, Chiayi Mayoral election non-party candidate Huang Shaocong died of illness. In accordance with relevant regulations, the Taiwan authorities decided to postpone the Chiayi mayoral election on December 18. Because the Democratic Progressive Party suffered a crushing defeat in last month's "nine-in-one" election, 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!"
