Kaohsiung City has finally come to an end on August 15 after the 2020 "general election", a Korean strike and a mayoral by-election. Chen Qimai of the Democratic Progressive Party will be sworn in as mayor of Kaohsiung on the 24th. However, Zhuang Qiwang, chairman of the Kaohsiung City Party Committee of the Kuomintang, has resigned. Zeng Junjie, the chief convener of the parliamentary party group, also verbally expressed that he will "retire after his achievements". Lanying Member of Parliament called the chairman of the Kuomintang Jiang Qichen, calling on the Party Central Committee to come forward to coordinate. It would be a joke if there is no leader.
The Kaohsiung City Council is still dominated by the Kuomintang. It is expected to convene a procedural committee this Friday, and it is expected to finalize the fourth regular meeting
to be held on October 5. If the procedural committee passes smoothly, Chen Qimai will report to the council as soon as October 5. Chief Blue Representative Tsang Junjie recently expressed verbally that he would "retire after having accomplished his duties" after the Speaker by-election. However, due to the lack of any procedural procedures, no other member of the blue camp has expressed his intention to seek the position of Chief Representative of the caucus.
It is understood that some members of the Blue Camp have expressed their intention to stay with Zeng, but the final process still has to be decided by the municipal party committee. However, Zhuang Qiwang, the chairman of the municipal party committee, has recently resigned when he lost the mayor’s by-election. At present, other members of the Blue Camp and even Speaker Zeng Liyan are not sure whether Zeng Junjie has resigned or will be re-elected.
Facing the leaderless situation of the Blue Army, a member of the Blue Camp called the KMT Chairman Jiang Qichen, calling on the Party Central Committee to have high-level coordination. Otherwise, the parliamentary meeting is about to begin, and the Kaohsiung Blue Army will have a power vacuum. If the chaos continues, they may be laughed at by the Green Camp.
The Blue Army lost the mayoralty of Kaohsiung on June 6, and only the speaker of the Assembly and the seat advantage are still in their hands. However, facing the 2022 local elections, there is no capital for optimism, and many members of the Blue Army are feeling the pressure of re-election. Therefore, the Kaohsiung City Council will be the political stage where the Kuomintang strives to express itself, and must be consolidated and prepared for war as soon as possible. Councilor Yi Lanying expressed that the Party Central Committee should go south to coordinate as soon as possible to determine the candidate for the general convenor of the party group and prepare for the fourth regular conference in October.
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