The by-elections for Mailiao Township Mayor and Huwei Township Mayor in Yunlin County will be held on April 13. The People’s Party recruited party member Lin Yifeng to run for Mailiao Township Mayor. On the 5th, People’s Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe led 5 representatives and 6 councilors Going to the countryside to assist in the election, the first stop was at Mailiao Gongfan Palace to give lectures to assist in the election. The Kuomintang has arranged for the head of the legislative body, Han Guoyu, to support the election on the 8th, while the Democratic Progressive Party and independent candidates are on the water, and stable supporters have increased the turnout rate.
Ke Wenzhe won 8235 votes in Mailiao in the 2024 "general election", beating Hou Youyi's 7477 votes, closely chasing Lai Qingde's 8720 votes, plus Yunlin County Councilor Chen Yichen is the only member of the People's Party south of Zhuoshui River, the People's Party Central Committee Assessing the People's Party's basic base and development potential in Yunlin, it was decided to recruit Lin Yifu, a political amateur who had run for the mayor of Mailiao Township, to participate in this by-election.
The original local assessment was that the Mailiao township chief by-election should be a battle between blue and green. Xu Zhihao, who switched from the Democratic Progressive Party to the Kuomintang, faced off against Xu Zhongfu of the Democratic Progressive Party and Xu Liubin, a pan-green without party membership. Lin Yifeng's candidacy, coupled with the support of the People's Party The whole party's effort to assist in the election once disrupted the positions of the KMT and the DPP. However, it is a traditional major party after all. After recovering, it immediately adjusted its pace. KMT Chairman Zhu Lilun has gone south to Yunlin twice to assist in the election, and arranged for Han Kuo-yu to assist in the election on the 8th.
Faced with former party members Xu Zhihao and Xu Liubin, the Democratic Progressive Party chose to keep a low profile, not recruiting or nominating, and opening up the election. In the end, Xu Zhongfu, the former mayor of Mailiao Township and a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, entered the election as a non-party member. The Central Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party and The county party headquarters did not plan for the auxiliary election of big names. Compared with the large-scale auxiliary elections of the People's Party and the Kuomintang, it seemed much deserted. It is understood that Green Camp adopts the "duck water skiing" strategy and works quietly and steadily.
Ko Wenzhe led the army to suppress the situation. He mainly used this by-election to test whether the post-election energy can be maintained. It is also a warm-up battle for the People's Party to face the county and mayor elections in the future. If it can win the election, it will win the first place in Taiwan. The seat of township mayor will be a landmark battle.
Local people believe that the grassroots township chief elections are still based on favor votes from staking and factions. The Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party are deeply involved in local areas and have a certain iron-vote force. Xu Liubin, who has no party membership, seeks recognition through long-term voter service. The People's Party Local management is still young, and how to convert ideological votes in the "general election" into grassroots votes is a big test for Ke.
Ke Wenzhe said on the 5th that Mailiao Township has a large young population and a large number of intellectuals. The party assessed that since the general election vote rate in Mailiao was 34%, there is great potential. Lin Yifeng is not a first-time candidate and has served the local area for a long time. " During the general election, he ran around for the People's Party, and Lin Yi-feng was indispensable for winning 34% of the vote. He believed that the People's Party had a good base in Mailiao and had good candidates. "Let's give it a try and see."
Ke Wenzhe said, "I didn't spend much money to elect a mayor of Taipei. Why did Mailiao have to (spend money)?" The wool comes from the sheep, so find a clean young man to do it seriously, so that we can change Taiwan step by step. politics.
Straits Herald reporter Fang Yanyan compiled the report
