NO SURPRISE: Local media reported that the party failed to persuade Chiayi Mayor Twu Shiing-jer to give up his candidacy to make way for DPP Legislator Lee Chun-yi
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 30, 2017
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday announced its candidates for nine
President and Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen, fifth left, presents the party’s nine city mayors and county commissioners who are running for re-election in the nine-in-one elections next year during a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
cities and counties governed by DPP members, with the party opting to nominate all nine mayors and commissioners for re-election.
The nine incumbents are: Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang (林右昌), Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦), Hsinchu Mayor Lin Chih-chien (林智堅), Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), Changhua County Commissioner Wei Ming-ku (魏明谷), Yunlin County Commissioner Lee Chin-yung (李進勇), Chiayi Mayor Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲), Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Men-an (潘孟安) and Penghu County Commissioner Chen Kuang-fu (陳光復).
“Taiwan deserves recognition and improvement. Our [DPP] mayors and commissioners, as well as the [DPP] government and legislative caucus, are a united team,” President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said.
“The nomination today is just a start. We will form the best campaign team to improve Taiwan and create happiness,” Tsai said. [FULL STORY]
