TPP nominates Kaohsiung city councilor who is member of PFP

 Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/24
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Kuomintang (KMT) had their candidates register for the Aug. 15 mayoral by-election in Kaohsiung Wednesday (June 24), while at the last minute the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presented a member of another group as its candidate.

The by-election was called after incumbent KMT Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) lost a June 6 recall vote by a wide margin. The winning candidate will serve out the remainder of Han's term, until Dec. 25, 2022.

The ruling party has nominated Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), who lost to Han in the Nov. 2018 election, leading to the end of 20 years of DPP rule in the city. After his defeat, he was appointed vice premier, a post in which he served until the current campaign started.

On the KMT side, the search for a suitable candidate covered several female members of the Kaohsiung City Council, ending with the choice of Jane Lee (李眉蓁), 41, on Tuesday (June 23). The announcement in effect dashed the hopes of the TPP, headed by Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), for a joint candidate to oppose Chen.    [FULL  STORY]