Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-08-13
Premier William Lai is calling on government agencies to prevent Chinese
Premier urges against Chinese intervention, fake news in elections
Premier William Lai’s comments came Monday during a seminar about strengthening law enforcement ahead of the elections. (CNA photo)
intervention and the spread of fake news from affecting elections in Taiwan.
Lai’s comments came Monday during a seminar about strengthening law enforcement ahead of the elections. He was referring to the upcoming mayoral and county commissioner elections, scheduled for late November.
The premier says that while the government is quite experienced in fighting crime and cracking down on vote-buying, extra care is needed in this year’s elections. He says that there are new ways of buying votes and that people with gang affiliations are running for public office, either with political party backing, or in the name of religion. [FULL STORY]