The mayor of Mailiao Township in Yunlin County held a by-election on April 13. The election campaign entered the golden week countdown. Cai Biru of the People's Party blew herself up and was ordered by Zhou Yuxiu, secretary-general of the People's Party, to strictly prohibit her from going to Mailiao. In this regard, Taiwanese media person Xie Hanbing questioned that the approach of Ko Wenzhe, chairman of the People's Party, seemed to allow factions to fight with each other, and in the end the People's Party would fall into pieces.
In the Mailiao Township Mayor by-election, the Kuomintang Party recruited Lin Yifeng, who once ran for Mailiao Township Mayor. Ke Wenzhe led the representatives and congressmen southward on the 5th and stayed in Mailiao until the 12th.
The Kuomintang nominated Xu Zhihao. Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun has gone to Yunlin twice to assist in the election. He also arranged for the head of Taiwan's legislative body, Han Guoyu, to assist in the election on the 8th. Xu Zhihao was a county councilor from the Democratic Progressive Party. He resigned from the party after being elected as the mayor of Mailiao Township two years ago. This time he put on a blue robe and campaigned. He was fully assisted by Yunlin County Mayor Zhang Lishan and shouted the slogan "Cherish Zhang Lishan and support Xu Zhihao." .
When Ke Wenzhe visited the Zhenlan Palace in Dajia, Taichung on the 5th, while waiting for Ke Wenzhe, Cai Biru had an ear to ear with Jiang Heshu, the chairman of the Taichung City Party Committee, complaining that Zhou Yuxiu was suspected of setting up a trap to make supporters think that she was deliberately going against Ke Wenzhe. She was also strictly prohibited from going to Mailiao to assist in the election. Because Jiang Heshu happened to be live broadcasting, she accidentally caused a teapot storm in the Kuomintang Party.
According to the "Taibao" report, Jiang Heshu asked Cai Biru, "Did you go to Liuqing today?" Cai Biru responded, "Your secretary-general (referring to Zhou Yuxiu) issued an order saying that Cai Biru is strictly prohibited from going to Mailiao!" "I just went there. I have a ticket!"
Jiang Heshu then asked: "Doesn't he know that you have been working hard there for a long time?" Cai Biru responded, "What a fool!" "I want to write an open letter to Zhou Yuxiu. Come out and speak."
However, Ke Wenzhe clarified on the 6th that the recent teapot storm was a misunderstanding. "It is not enough for our entire party to support one person. How can we tell anyone not to come? I don't think this kind of thing is necessary. Motivated by emotions.”
In addition, in the Huwei Mayor by-election, the Kuomintang Party has expressed support for the independent candidate Lin Jiahong, but Cai Biru previously supported the independent candidate Huang Meiyao. Ke Wenzhe said that the People's Party did not nominate a candidate for the Huwei Town Mayor by-election. After internal discussions, it decided to support Lin Jiahong. Therefore, before the People's Party Central Committee has decided to support a specific candidate, this is a personal act. He believes that the People's Party Central Committee will decide After supporting the candidate, Cai Biru should no longer support Huang Meiyao.
Taiwan current affairs commentator Xie Hanbing questioned on a political commentary program on the 6th, does the Kuomintang have many people? Why is Cai Biru, who was once Ke Wenzhe's right-hand man, so out of tune with the Central Committee of the Kuomintang? Completely unable to contact laterally? So what happened? Ke Wenzhe doesn't seem to want to deal with it. Isn't Cai Biru important? Ke Wenzhe's approach has become "I won't want you until the grass grows into a big tree!" It's like letting factions fight each other, and in the end the People's Party will fall apart.
Former Huwei Town Mayor Ding Xuezhong was elected to the 11th People's Congress. The vacancy of the town mayor will be represented by confidential secretary Wu Xiuyi. The by-election of the township mayor will be held on April 13. A total of 4 people have registered to run for the Huwei Town Mayor by-election, including Lin Jiahong, who is not a party member, Huang Meiyao, who is not a party member, Lin Mingzheng, who is a DPP member, and Wu Binghui, who is not a party member.
Cai Changkun, the former mayor of Mailiao Township in Yunlin County, was suspected of bribery in the 2022 "nine-in-one" election. The Tainan High Court declared his election invalid on January 18 this year, and a by-election for the township chief will be held on April 13. A total of four people have registered to run in the Mailiao Township mayor by-election, namely Lin Yifeng, non-party county councilor Xu Liubin, former Mailiao Township mayor Xu Zhongfu (the Democratic Progressive Party member was not recommended by the political party), and the Kuomintang member Xu Zhihao.
Straits Herald reporters Fang Yanyan and Chen Zilin compiled the report
