The re-election of Hou and Lu was expected by many people. Now that the "boots have landed", the New Taipei and Taichung Blue Camps are reassured, and it also cheers up the Blue Camps in other counties and cities, because both Hou and Lu were both elected yesterday. It was promis

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The Kuomintang’s final nominations for “Super Hen” Hou Youyi (right) and Lu Xiuyan are fighting for re-election (China Review News/Photo) html

Kuomintang New Taipei Mayor, Taichung Mayor were officially nominated for re-election

html Taiwan Strait Net 8 News on March 18 ( Straits Herald reporter Lin Lianjin) The "super strong hen" is in place! Yesterday, the Kuomintang officially nominated New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan to run for re-election. The re-election of Hou and Lu was expected by many people. Now that the "boots have landed", the New Taipei and Taichung Blue Camps are reassured, and it also cheers up the Blue Camps in other counties and cities, because both Hou and Lu were both elected yesterday. It was promised at the meeting that they would elect KMT candidates across Taiwan in the year-end election.

Hou Youyi and Lu Xiuyan, as the "only two" big names in the Blue Army, have given priority to municipal administration since they were elected, and they are willing to do practical things. Their governance satisfaction ranks high among county and mayors, and they are deeply loved by New Taipei and Taichung. The people welcome it. In addition, the two have long followed the " middle road " and also won a lot of middle votes. According to general observations, there is not much problem with the two being re-elected. Their more important task is to be the leaders of the Kuomintang's year-end election campaign and drive the "hens" and "chicks" elections in other counties and cities in Lanying.

The finale nominated "super strong hens"

Hou Youyi specially wore a blue shirt

Yesterday, the KMT nominated two "super strong hens" for the finale. The KMT Central Standing Committee approved the nomination of New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan to run for re-election.

What is noteworthy is that in the past, both of them kept a distance from the Kuomintang Central Committee. However, yesterday they both attended the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee to pay tribute to members of the Central Standing Committee. Among them, Hou Youyi also wore a blue POLO shirt , symbolizing that he is a member of the Kuomintang; while Lu Xiuyan did not use a wheelchair and walked directly into the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, although her foot was injured, and the audience continued to applaud.

Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun said that Hou and Lu are not only the most outstanding " directly governed mayors", but will also be the "strongest hens" in the Kuomintang's year-end election campaign. Zhu Lilun said that Hou Youyi has made outstanding political achievements in New Taipei City in the past four years. The results of his efforts have jointly made the Kuomintang recognized by the people across Taiwan. His re-election this time will definitely be recognized by the people of New Taipei City. Zhu Lilun also pointed out that Lu Xiuyan is a great female force. In recent years, her major political achievements such as improving Taichung's air pollution have been recognized by the public. She hopes that in this election, Lu will also lead the KMT's "perfect" 10 female county mayor candidates. People, let the Taiwanese people see the female power of the Kuomintang.

Hou and Lu promised to

Taiwan's auxiliary election as candidates of the same party

The nomination of Hou and Lu is not the focus of the media. With their super combat power, whether they will be the Kuomintang's auxiliary election in Taiwan is the focus. .

Yesterday, when the two were interviewed, they asked whether there would be a Taiwan-wide auxiliary election. Lu Xiuyan said that it would focus on municipal administration, but would also fulfill its election and auxiliary election responsibilities. Both Hou Youyi and Hou Youyi would work hard to auxiliary elections and recommend the best to all people. of talents. Hou Youyi said that municipal administration is the most important foundation, and of course it will also bear the responsibility for the election. Counties and cities can observe, learn from each other, and learn from each other. We can work together to make the election an election where citizens decide whether the municipal administration is good or bad.

Hou Youyi won 1.16 million votes in 2018, about 57% of the vote, beating his opponent Su Zhenchang by nearly 300,000 votes, creating the largest gap between blue and green territory in the history of New Taipei City; after taking office, he rarely "politically slanders" and works hard. His image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he has long been ranked first among the "six mayors" in Taiwan in polls. Four years ago, Lu Xiuyan defeated her opponent Lin Jialong by 200,000 votes. Adhering to the principle of "people are doing what God is doing, God is watching", she vigorously created the image of "Mom Mayor" and was very popular among Taichung citizens.

What is even more beneficial to the Blue Army is that due to the good performance of Hou and Lu in New Taipei City and Taichung, their personal political charm and influence have also spilled over to other counties and cities. This time, New Taipei mayor candidate Lin Jialong and Taichung mayor candidate Tsai Chi-chang, both sent by the Democratic Progressive Party, pose limited threats to Hou and Lu. Polls show that Hou Youyi received more than 56.1% of the favorability ratings, far better than Lin Jialong's number of 25.3 points. percentage points; at the end of the year, Lu Xiuyan's favorability rating for the mayor of Taichung was an astonishing 94.62%, beating Tsai Chi-chang's 4.40%, which can be called a "bloodbath."These also gave Hou and Lu Neng the opportunity to boost the KMT's electoral sentiment in other counties and cities.

Hou Youyi has hidden worries

Lu Xiuyan wants to break the "curse"

Even before they were nominated, Hou Youyi and Lu Xiuyan began to play the role of "super hens", connecting and interacting with other KMT county and mayor candidates to help the election. .

By early August, 15 county mayors and parliamentary candidates from the Blue Army had taken campaign photos with Hou Youyi. In addition to taking photos with the Kuomintang’s Taichung City Council candidates to support Lu Xiuyan, her election boards also appeared on the streets of Taipei. Among them, Taipei City Councilor Xu Qiaoxin, who is fighting for re-election, took a photo with Lu Xiuyan. "Hen", one is the new generation "super star" of the Kuomintang, very eye-catching.

Although Hou and Lu are strong, some analysts point out that they cannot be careless when faced with the Democratic Progressive Party, which is good at elections. Hou Youyi has long followed the "middle line" and is at odds with the Kuomintang Central Committee, which has caused dissatisfaction among the deep blue, and this vote needs to be strengthened. In addition, Taiwanese media person Wei An once pointed out that the more Lin Jialong pursues Hou, the more solid Hou's support will be, but Lin himself has lost almost 10 percentage points. If this continues, the New Taipei election will be dead at the end of the year. Hou's supporters must think They will "guaranteed victory" without even coming out to vote.

In the Taichung election, facing her opponent Tsai Chi-chang, who worked hard at the grassroots level, integrated the Green Army, and pressed forward step by step, Lu Xiuyan played the "achievement card" and created an image of a "heart-warming mother mayor" to get closer to voters. However, Taichung City is known as a "swing state", and Taichung voters like the new and dislike the old. Since Greater Taichung has been upgraded, no mayor has successfully sought re-election. Whether Lu Xiuyan can break the "curse" remains to be seen.