Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/14
By: William Yen

Taipei, Dec. 14 (CNA) A total of nine candidates have registered to compete in the

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legislative by-elections for seats vacated in Taipei and Taichung during recent local elections, according to the Central Election Commission Friday.

The opposition party Kuomintang’s (KMT’s) Shen Jhih-huei (沈智慧), Independent Chiu Yu-shan (邱于珊), Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP’s) Wang Yi-chuan (王義川) and United Party’s Lin Chung-sheng (林忠勝) will compete for the legislative seat for Taichung’s 5th electoral district, left vacant by the city’s mayor-elect, Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) of the KMT, a statement from the Commission showed.

Meanwhile, the DPP’s Ho Chih-wei (何志偉), Independent Chen Su-yu (陳思宇), “National non-partisan coalition’s” Chen Yuan-chi (陳源奇), the KMT’s Chen Ping-fu (陳炳甫) and Independent Wang Yi-kai (王奕凱) will compete for Taipei’s 2nd electoral district, left vacant by the DPP’s Taipei mayoral candidate Yao Wen-chih (姚文智).    [FULL  STORY]