INFIGHTING: Kuan Bi-ling said that she was the target of criticism caused by conflicts between factions in the party, but highlighted the remarkable support she received
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 08, 2018
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) yesterday emerged
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Chi-mai yesterday hugs a supporter in Kaohsiung after winning the party’s primary for the Kaohsiung mayoral election. Photo: Ke Yu-hao, Taipei Times
victorious in the party’s Kaohsiung mayoral election primary opinion polls, beating his rivals by a wide margin.
According to the results of telephone polls released by DPP headquarters, Chen held a double-digit lead over his rivals, DPP legislators Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟), Lin Tai-hua (林岱樺) and Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲).
Chen, a member of DPP Chairperson and President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) faction, garnered approval ratings surpassing 35 percent in all three opinion polls — one by DPP headquarters and two conducted by survey companies — for an average rating of 35.9 percent.
Chao, the runner-up, had an average approval rating of 14.4 percent, followed by Lin’s 11.2 percent. [FULL STORY]