Taipei Times
Date: Jun 23, 2015
By: Tseng Wei-chen  /  Staff reporter

Although the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) won more than 1.1 million votes nationwide and three at-large seats in the 2012 legislative elections, TSU Secretary-General Lin Chi-chia (林志嘉) said it would be difficult for it to do better in January’s elections, despite the rise of a third political force in the country.

The TSU has not given up on the idea of winning district representation, and it is preparing to nominate five candidates, as it seeks to cooperate with the Democratic Progressive Party, Lin said.

In Taipei, the party is eyeing TSU Taipei City Councilor Chen Chien-ming’s (陳建銘) daughter, Chen Si-yu, (陳思宇) to run in the Beitou (北投) and Shilin (士林) districts and Hsiao Ya-tan (蕭亞譚) for the Nangang (南港) and Neihu (內湖) districts.

The TSU is interested in running Chou Ni-an (周倪安) for the Yonghe District (永和) in New Taipei City, and in Taichung, Liu Kuo-lung (劉國隆) for the Beitun District (北屯) and Kao Chi-tsan (高基讚) in the Fengyuan District (豐原).    [FULL  STORY]