Election candidates hold campaign events and start election registration

Election candidates hold campaign events and start election registration

2022-08-29

Registration for Taiwan’s upcoming local elections opened on Monday. Though campaigning events began in modest months ago, they are now in full swing. Among the candidates that registered for the election on Monday were DPP Taoyuan mayoral candidate Cheng Yun-peng, who was escorted by the current mayor of Taoyuan and even Premier Su Tseng-chang.

The DPP’s last candidate to be nominated for the November local elections, Taoyuan mayoral candidate Cheng Yun-peng, on Monday became the party’s first candidate to register for the race.

Cheng Yun-peng
DPP Taoyuan mayoral candidate
I want to tell everyone that we will assemble our team in the shortest time possible, and I will slowly become Cheng Wen-tsan 2.0. The KMT has encountered a lot of turmoil in this pre-election period, and so they are looking at the Taoyuan mayor, who represents a turning point for the DPP. They have a lot of cold words for others, but it’s clear that the KMT doesn’t have the support base in Taoyuan that they thought they had.

Su Tseng-chang
Premier
Cheng Yun-peng has been a legislator for many years. He has comprehensive experience, is rich in academic achievements, and he’s full of energy, humorous and interesting.

Former DPP Legislator Cheng Pao-ching had expressed strong interest in running for Taoyuan mayor, but Premier Su Tseng-chang has confidence in Cheng’s Yun-peng’s chances at the election win. Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan has also expressed support for Cheng Yun-peng, saying his campaign chances are greater than people realize. Meanwhile, the DPP’s candidate for Taichung also registered for the election on Monday.

Tsai Chi-chang
DPP Taichung mayoral candidate
I can’t wait to tell the people of Taichung – to take action. Our city can’t wait any longer. I feel that a municipal government’s implementation of policies should be like a relay race. When a runner is particularly slow in passing on the baton, then the next runner has to pick up the slack, and make up for the last runner’s lost time.

Tsai also had strong support at Monday’s campaign event. Alongside current local lawmakers, former legislators Chen Po-wei and Hung Tzu-yung were also on hand to rally voters. Meanwhile, DPP Keelung mayoral hopeful Tsai Shih-ying had the backing of Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang, as well as 13 of the city’s councilors.

Tsai Shih-ying
DPP Keelung mayoral candidate
Mayor Lin Yu-chang being here to support me, as well as all of our candidates, shows that the efforts over the past eight years of the central government to cooperate with the local governments, has earned the approval of Keelung residents.

Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Ann Kao found support in Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je’s mother, Ho Jui-ying, who accompanied the Hsinchu mayoral hopeful to register.

Ann Kao
TPP Hsinchu mayoral candidate
A new city government, to put city residents’ hearts at ease. If we get elected, we will ensure better public participation in the Hsinchu City’s governance. Only then will our city be upgraded.

With local election candidates lining up to register, campaigns are now in full swing, and politicians former and current are out there throwing their weight behind their candidates of choice.