Premier Su sets off on two-month campaign tour of Taiwan

2022-09-26

Premier Su Tseng-chang on Sunday kicked off a tour of Taiwan to raise support for DPP candidates in the upcoming local elections. Observers say Su’s goal is to sway undecided voters to keep important urban constituencies in Northern Taiwan under DPP control. They say that if the DPP loses Taoyuan, Keelung and Hsinchu City, Su may come under pressure to resign from the Executive Yuan.

A few days before Taiwan’s Teachers’ day, President Tsai Ing-wen and Premier Su Tseng-chang handed out awards to outstanding educators in Taiwan. They thanked teachers for their contributions, reiterating the government’s commitment to education.

Su Tseng-chang
Premier
Under the Tsai administration, our budget for education has grown every year, to reach almost NT$350 billion today. Now every class has an internet connection, and every student has access to a tablet.

The premier touted his achievements in office, from battling African swine fever, promoting programs for agriculture, and boosting Taiwan’s medical resources.

Su Tseng-chang
Premier
There are still 61 days until Election Day. During this time, I will go on a tour around Taiwan. My first stop is Yunlin County. The theme for this election campaign is to take care of the future of Taiwan, our land and our people.

With around two months to go until the local elections, Su says he’s going on a campaign tour to sway undecided voters. Analysts say his goal may be to keep DPP constituencies under DPP control, especially Keelung, Taoyuan and Hsinchu City in Northern Taiwan. Pundits say that if the DPP loses those three elections, Premier Su, who is the longest-serving head of the Executive Yuan, may face calls to resign as premier. This tour around Taiwan, they say, is a way to ensure his position in the central government.

Su Tseng-chang
Premier
What we want to do is promote the performance and efficiency of the Executive Yuan. It’s not about the elections. The ones in charge of the election are those at party central.

Premier Su touted his achievements in office over the past few years, saying that no elections would tarnish his work.

閣揆保衛戰！跑全台秀政績蘇貞昌：選舉是黨部負責

2022-09-26

行政院長蘇貞昌昨晚啟動選戰以來的第一場政績說明會。他準備用接下來的兩個月，跑遍全台灣。外界將這場選戰視為"閣揆保衛戰"，外傳如果民進黨執政的”北三都”都不保，蘇貞昌恐將面臨內閣總辭的壓力。蘇貞昌今天表示，閣揆要保衛的是行政團隊的執行力和效率，而不是選舉。

教師節前夕，蔡總統和行政院長蘇貞昌一同頒獎表揚優良教師，出席表揚大會，除了感謝老師們的奉獻，也要展現政府對教育的重視。

[[行政院長蘇貞昌]]
“蔡總統上任以來，我們教育的經費預算，年年成長大幅成長，到現在已經近3500億了。現在我們是已經班班有網路，生生用平板。

閣揆秀政績，細數以往的行政團隊如何抵抗非洲豬瘟、照顧農民以及加強醫療資源。

[[行政院長蘇貞昌]]
“投票還剩61天，行政院長要帶一團跑全台灣，第一站就來到我們雲林縣，這次選舉主題就是顧台灣拚未來、顧土地拚未來、顧鄉親拚未來。”

選戰倒數兩個月，蘇貞昌要走遍全國，用政績爭取中間選民的認同，不過外界解讀，因為民進黨執政的北三都，基隆、桃園和新竹市選情緊繃，如果三都不保，這位民選總統後，任期最長的行政院長，恐怕面臨內閣總辭壓力，將今年選戰視為「閣揆保衛戰」。

[[行政院長蘇貞昌]]
“閣揆要保衛的，是行政團隊的執行力和效率，不是選舉，選舉是黨部負責。”

行政院長親自出馬宣傳政績，不讓多年努力的執政成績，被選舉口水淹沒。