Taipei Times
Date: Mar 04, 2018
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Former Tainan county commissioner Su Huan-chih (蘇煥智) yesterday said he would leave
Former Tainan County commissioner Su Huan-chih yesterday announces that he is leaving the Democratic Progressive Party and launching an independent bid for the Taipei mayorship at a news conference in Taipei. Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times
the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and run in the Nov. 24 Taipei mayoral election.
“I hereby officially announce that I will run for Taipei mayor,” Su said at a news conference in Taipei. “Taiwan cannot wait any more and the people cannot wait any longer.”
“I solemnly announce that I am leaving the DPP, of which I have been a member for 27 years,” he said. “I am leaving the DPP, but will not leave Taiwan’s democratic movement, but rather push forward and deepen Taiwan’s democracy.”
Taipei is Taiwan’s window to the world, a place where unlimited creativity, talented people and abundant resources come together, Su said, adding that it is also the engine of the nation’s development, but it needs thorough change.
“If the problem of low birth rates can be solved in Taipei, it can be solved elsewhere,” Su said. “I want to join the election to speed up solutions for our low birth rate.” [FULL STORY]
