The four-year Taiwan "nine-in-one" election completed the registration of candidates accepted from August 29 to September 2, and a formal vote will be held on November 26. The estimated number of electors is nearly 19.3 million, and the "first-staken tribe" has about 760,000, and 11,023 local public officials will be elected.
"Nine-in-One" election is considered to be the "midterm exam" for leaders of Taiwan and is also an outpost for the 2024 Taiwan leadership election. Before the "nine-in-one" election voting officially kicked off, the main camps in the island's political arena have begun to "show their skills". Among them, Taipei City and Taoyuan City became the "key battlefield" of this election.
The blue and green must-fight "Taiwan" and "Tao" are in chaos
Taipei and Taoyuan City have become the two protagonists of this "nine-in-one" election. This year, a total of 95 people compete for 22 county and city mayors, including 12 people in Taipei, 2 people in New Taipei City, 4 people in Taoyuan City, 3 people in Taichung City, 5 people in Tainan City, and 4 people in Kaohsiung City. Statistics show that this year, the number of candidates participating in the mayor of Taipei not only has the largest number of candidates among the 22 counties and cities, but also has the highest number of previous Taipei mayoral elections.
According to Taiwan media China Times News Network, a latest poll showed that Kuomintang candidate Jiang Wanan led the way with a support of 47.8%, far ahead of the second non-party candidate Huang Shanshan, 23.8%, the third Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Shizhong, and 12.3%, and the other nine candidates. Although Chen Shizhong can barely squeeze into third place in the approval rating ranking, more than half of the percentage of Chen Shizhong selected in the "Dislike Candidate" survey. In response to this, some Taiwanese netizens bluntly said, "Not surprised", and took it for granted that Chen Min was backward, and even said that "normal people don't like him."
From left to right, the picture is Huang Shanshan, Jiang Wanan, Chen Shizhong
In addition to the fiercely competitive Taipei City, Taoyuan City, which is regarded as an important constituency by the blue and green camp, seems particularly chaotic. First of all, on the DPP camp, Lin Zhijian, the "Little Ying Boy" promoted by Tsai Ing-wen, was forced to withdraw from the ranks of election due to a paper plagiarism scandal. Zheng Yunpeng, who took over the baton, was appointed in the face of danger and could not gain the upper hand in election support.
Not only that, the founding "old" of the Democratic Progressive Party, Zheng Baoqing also jumped out and announced that he would run for the mayor of Taoyuan. With dissatisfaction with the current situation of the DPP, Zheng Baoqing criticized the DPP for "secret room consultation" as the norm, lost the spirit of party building, and threatened to launch a "new non-party movement."
In addition to the internal chaos of the DPP, the Kuomintang candidate Zhang Shanzheng was also disturbed into the "muddy water". Zhang Shanzheng was accused by the Green Camp of being the deputy general manager of Acer , and was suspected of plagiarism, but this cannot be compared with the paper. At present, Zhang Shanzheng has entrusted a lawyer to sue Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan and Zheng Yunpeng, etc., suspected of slandering and violating the intention of the "Election and Removal Law" to make people improperly elected.
plus People's Party Lai Xiangling, Taoyuan mayor has 4 people competing.
Taoyuan mayor candidates Zhang Shanzheng, Zheng Yunpeng, Lai Xiangling and Zheng Baoqing
candidates "each shows their magical powers" Chen Shizhong was criticized by citizens for "acting a lot"
With the implementation of the "nine-in-one" candidates, each contestant began to "show his magical powers" in canvassing votes. Among them, Chen Shizhong's actions were particularly noticeable: in order to win votes for young people, he did not hesitate to overturn his previous character designs and went to the bar to learn bartending. On September 7, he also visited the month nanny training class to practice holding babies and win votes from various ethnic groups. Unexpectedly, the character design changed. Taipei City Councilman Wang Hongwei questioned that Chen Shizhong in the picture not only had a bad face and no eyes, but also did not hold the baby's butt with his hands. His posture was quite unstable, which might hurt the baby, which made her stunned. The comments from Taiwanese netizens were even more pointed: "People without love will get distorted when pretending to behave.”
In addition, Chen Shizhong also claimed that if he could be elected, he would install smart toilets in all public toilets in Taipei City with smart toilets. As a result, the political propaganda video was suspected of peeping. This move was not only bombarded by all Taiwan, but also became a joke for the people on the island after dinner.
In order to attract attention, various candidates also made big gimmicks when registering candidates. On September 1, the Kuomintang Taipei Mayor candidate Jiang Wanan, accompanied by 12 young representatives, rode on his own The car went to the Taipei Election Committee to register and shouted the slogan "You join Taipei, I am Infinite, Taipei Wan'an", which was quite obvious to attract young voters. Immediately, on September 4, Jiang Wan'an visited the Taipei City Dance Association and participated in the dance.
htmlOn September 1, Zhao Wenjun, the candidate of the first constituency of Pingtung County, slid roller slid , he was a sports coach, teacher and sports athlete. Huang Qihao, the candidate of the Chiayi County Vocational Agent, started from the service office, All the way to the Chiayi County Election Committee registration, the whole journey was 12 kilometers, and the live broadcast was running. When I was exhausted and panting when I arrived at the location.
Zhao Wenjun skated and registered with roller skating
Huang Qihao ran 12 kilometers to register
female candidates were no less. On August 31, Wang Wenxin, a citizen candidate in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, wore white veil, meaning that she was the "newcomer" in the election. Wang Wenxin is the wife of doctor Su Weishuo, who said that Wang Wen After paying the deposit for the campaign funds, only 100,000 NT$ is left. I hope everyone will regard Wang Wenxin's election as a "wedding banquet", and "the gift will be directly converted into a political donation to Wang Wenxin". A Kaohsiung citizen of the Kuomintang, Li Yajing, was wearing fairy clothes, holding a star stick, and wanted to "light up Fengshan". Some public opinion on the island said that the candidates each made "strange tricks" to gain the attention of the media and voters, but in the end they had to rely on political opinions.
Li Yajing was wearing fairy clothes, holding a star stick, and wanted to "light up Fengshan"
blue and green internal cracks Unity is still a hot potato
At present, the main goal of the Kuomintang is to conquer 16 counties and cities, including Taipei City and Taoyuan City; the Democratic Progressive Party regards taking Taipei City as the bottom line for successful election campaigns, but the outside world expects that the Democratic Progressive Party may only be able to conquer 6 counties and cities; and the People's Party should attract votes that hate blue and green to conquer Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu City.
Some Taiwanese media pointed out that the most special thing about this election is that both blue and green have "his own family beat their own family". In addition to the above mentioned Zheng Baoqing, the founding "elder" of the Democratic Progressive Party, who was expelled from the party and wanted to run for election, the Kuomintang also split in Miaoli County . Miaoli County Speaker Zhong Dongjin, who also served as the chairman of the Miaoli County Party Committee, was removed from the position of chairman of the Party Committee by the Kuomintang in July, but Zhong Dongjin expressed his willingness to run for the election to the end.
former Democratic Progressive Party Zheng Baoqing
The internal split of the blue and green camp greatly increases the variables of election. Taiwan's China Times said that the Kuomintang still has advantages in most counties and cities, and the Democratic Progressive Party only has strong election conditions in four southern counties and cities. In this regard, Taiwan's United Daily News pointed out that compared with the crisis caused by the "Taoyuan Storm" of the DPP, the situation of the Blue Army seems to be more favorable, but it is impossible to rely solely on the DPP to make mistakes. For example, the split between Miaoli and the continuous hidden worries of the integration of local forces, and unity is still a hot potato.
Some analysis pointed out that the DPP authorities only care about "fashioning the United States", which led to the heated up of the situation in the Taiwan Strait, and cross-strait relations further deteriorated, seriously affecting the people's livelihood economy on the island. Now some agricultural products in Taiwan have been suspended from importing to the mainland, and the DPP authorities are helpless, which has caused huge public grievances and is quite unfavorable to local elections at the end of the year.
Hong Kong China Review News Agency said that there are several major observation points in the election: First, whether the "anti-China card" can work. Recently, the Democratic Progressive Party has played the "anti-China card" again. Chen Shi-chung, who runs for the mayor of Taipei, and Cai Qichang, who runs for the mayor of , Taichung , have all played this card, but the current epidemic, cross-strait relations, and international situation are all different from the past. At present, this card does not resonate much. Second, an atmosphere of "hating the DPP" may be formed, and the epidemic, public security, Lin Zhijian's plagiarism case, and the deterioration of the situation in the Taiwan Strait are all unfavorable to the ruling DPP. Guo Zhengliang, former Democratic Progressive Party, even believed that the Green Camp in North Taiwan might be defeated. The article said that although "nine-in-one" is a local election, it has a great impact on the election of leaders in Taiwan two years later. If the atmosphere of "hating the DPP" continues to ferment, Taiwan's political situation will inevitably change drastically.
Author丨Li Changchun, Shenzhen TV direct news reporter
Editor丨Yu Zhemin, Shenzhen TV direct news editor-in-chief
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