CHEATING? The two candidates accused each other of maneuvering to manipulate the polls, as four people were arrested over bribery allegations

Taipei Times
Date: Mar 06, 2018
By: Chen Wei-han  /  Staff reporter

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday began its primary election for Chiayi County commissioner, as local prosecutors arrested four suspects over alleged involvement in bribery or election betting.

A telephone opinion poll was conducted last night to decide whether the party should nominate Chiayi County Council Speaker Chang Ming-ta (張明達) or former Council of Agriculture deputy minister Weng Chang-liang (翁章梁). The results are to be announced today.

The race was expected to be a close one, with an opinion poll released in January showing Weng leading Chang by only 5.1 percentage points.

The results of the opinion poll would be sealed and sent to DPP headquarters, which is to make an official announcement. However, if the polling agency failed to collect enough valid votes by 10:30pm yesterday, a second round of opinion polls is to be conducted today, the DPP said.    [FULL  STORY]