Taipei Times
Date: Apr 10, 2018
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei City Council Speaker Wu Pi-chu (吳碧珠) yesterday announced that she would not
Taipei City Council Speaker Wu Pi-chu, center, is yesterday presented with a bouquet of flowers at a news conference in Taipei at which she announced that she would not be contesting her seat in the Nov. 24 local elections. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times
run for city councilor in the Nov. 24 local elections, heralding the end of her 37-year tenure.
Wu has been council speaker for five consecutive sessions.
She made the announcement at the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Taipei City Council caucus as the new council session began.
KMT councilors presented Wu with a bouquet and KMT Taipei City Councilor Wang Chih-bin (汪志冰) jokingly asked her if she would change her mind and stay in the council with them.
Wu immediately said “no” and added that her decision to leave was made based on her life plans. [FULL STORY]
