Taipei Times
Date: Nov 30, 2017
By: Jake Chung / Staff writer
The results of a poll conducted by the Taiwan Competitiveness Forum show Taipei Mayor
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je yesterday laughs while taking part in an activity with a group of kindergarten students at a news conference in Taipei announcing the launch of three non-profit kindergartens. Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times
Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) in the lead in next year’s Taipei mayoral elections.
The results were announced yesterday at a news conference by the forum’s chief executive Hsieh Ming-hui (謝明輝), director-general Pang Chien-kuo (龐建國) and Chinese Culture University professor Yang Tai-sun (楊泰順).
While Ko had a significant lead over other potential candidates, his advantage is not insurmountable, Pang said.
In the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), Legislator Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) has the best chance of winning against Ko, trailing by only 5.8 percent, Pang said, adding that the poll showed 42.7 percent support for Ko and 36.9 percent support for Ting in a one-on-one scenario. [FULL STORY]
