China's Kuomintang Central Committee election will be held on September 9, with 358 candidates competing for 210 seats of the Central Committee; since the election of the Central Committee symbolizes the reshuffle of the Kuomintang's power structure, the competition is quite fierce, and it is even rumored that candidates have organized a vote-change alliance.
According to the provisions of the Kuomintang Party Constitution , the Central Committee composed of Central Committee members has tasks including discussing and handling important matters such as party affairs and political matters, symbolizing that they are at the core of power and elected can register to run for the Central Standing Committee and have the opportunity to further move towards the highest core of power of the Kuomintang.
(Photo: Wu Dunyi presided over the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang)
The Kuomintang Party Constitution stipulates that a total of 210 members of the Central Committee and 105 alternate members are elected by representatives of the whole party congress. In addition to being nominated by the Party Chairman, candidates can also be signed by more than 7 party representatives.
Former Kuomintang Chairman Hong Xiuzhu and current party chairman Wu Dunyi have negotiated a total of 210 candidates for the Central Committee, but 6 of them abstained and have not registered. This time, there were 155 members who signed for election for the Central Committee, and one of them failed to pass the qualification review.
358 candidates compete for 210 seats of the Central Committee. Each party representative can be selected for 105 people. There is an estimated 300 votes in the election. In terms of the list of candidates for
, in addition to the current 28 Central Standing Committee members, there are also current representatives Jiang Wan'an, Lai Shibao, Jiang Qichen, Fei Hongtai , Luo Mingcai and others, as well as New Taipei City Speaker Jiang Genhuang, Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin, and Taipei City Councilor Dai Xiqin, Wang Xinyi and other forces compete.
(Photo: Jiang Wan'an, a Kuomintang member who competes for the Central Committee)
Among them, the new generation of the Kuomintang member Zheng Rufen, Xie Yifeng, the daughter of former Kuomintang member Zheng Rufen, Tian Changpei, the son of former Kuomintang member Pan Weigang, and the niece of Kuomintang Taipei City Councilor Li Geng Guifang, Geng Wei, and other members of the Kuomintang also signed and registered to run for the election.
(Photo: Tian Changpei, son of former Kuomintang citizen Pan Weigang who competed for the Central Committee)
In order to attract the attention of the party representatives, various propaganda products have been released one after another, such as atomic pens, cotton swabs, small notebooks, binders, fans, etc., which are distributed through various public occasions to seek support.
Due to the fierce competition for the election of Central Committee members, it is rumored that candidates will organize various vote-changing alliances; Party Chairman Wu Dunyi once said that 210 members of the Central Committee can be elected, and each party representative can be elected 105 people. Some combinations and alliances will appear, as long as they do not involve money, it is normal.
Li Mingxian, chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee, also said in an interview on the 3rd that there cannot be any illegal or financial transactions in the election of the Central Committee. Relevant election measures are explicitly prohibited. If there are any suspected illegal acts such as treating guests and giving gifts, they are welcome to report them.
It is reported that the election of the Kuomintang Central Committee members was 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on September 9, the election was voted at the voting offices of 19 counties and cities across Taiwan (official islands are correspondence voting). After the voting was completed, the votes were issued at the 6 voting centers across Taiwan. The election committee issued the election results at the Kuomintang Central Party Department.