Taipei Times
Date: Sep 04, 2017
By: Chiu Hao-tang / Staff reporter
Sunflower movement leader Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) yesterday made taunting remarks
New Power Party (NPP) Executive Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, second right and Sunflower movement leader Lin Fei-fan, third right, yesterday attend the opening of the NPP’s Tainan headquarters. Photo: Chiu Hao-tang, Taipei Times
about the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), drawing criticism from DPP politicians.
“One party could win the Tainan mayoral election next year even if its candidate is a watermelon,” Lin said, commenting on the city’s established political landscape.
Tainan is regarded as a DPP stronghold; its mayor, William Lai (賴清德) of the DPP, in 2014 won a second term by a landslide and is slated to step down next year after eight years at the helm.
Several DPP lawmakers from Tainan constituencies have expressed their intentions to run in next year’s mayoral election.
Speaking yesterday at the opening of the New Power Party’s (NPP) Tainan headquarters, Lin said: “As people in Tainan are unusually conservative in politics, the DPP could win the mayoral election next year even if it promotes a watermelon as its candidate.” [FULL STORY]
