The quadrennial "nine-in-one" elections in Taiwan were completed between August 29 and September 2, and official voting will be held on November 26. The estimated number of electors is nearly 19.3 million, and the number of "first-time voters" is about 760,000, and 11,023 local public officials will be elected.
The "nine-in-one" election is considered a "midterm exam" for Taiwan's regional leaders and an outpost for the 2024 Taiwan regional leadership election. Before the "nine-in-one" election vote was officially launched, the main camps in the island's political arena had begun to "show their own skills." Among them, Taipei City and Taoyuan City became the "key battlefields" of this election.
The blue-green "Taiwan" and "peach" places are chaotic into a pot of porridge
Taipei City and Taoyuan City became the two protagonists of the "nine-in-one" election, with a total of 95 people competing for mayors of 22 counties this year, including 12 from Taipei City, 2 from New Taipei City, 4 from Taoyuan City, 3 from Taichung City, 5 from Tainan City, and 4 from Kaohsiung City. Statistics show that the number of people participating in the Taipei mayoral election this year is not only the largest among the 22 counties and cities, but also the highest number in the previous Taipei mayoral elections.
According to taiwan media "China Times News Network", a latest poll shows that kmté candidate Jiang Wan'an led the run with 47.8 percent support, far ahead of the second non-party candidate Huang Shanshan's 23.8 percent, the third DPP candidate Chen Shizhong 12.3 percent, and nine other candidates. Although Chen Shizhong can barely squeeze into third place in the support ranking, more than half of the "least favorite candidates" survey chose Chen Shizhong. In this regard, some Taiwan netizens bluntly said, "I am not surprised", taking Chen Min's backwardness as a matter of course, and even saying that "normal people do not like him."
From left to right, the figures are Huang Shanshan, Jiang Wan'an, and Chen Shizhong
In addition to the fiercely competitive Taipei City, Taoyuan City, which is regarded as an important constituency by the blue-green camp, is particularly chaotic. First of all, on the side of the DPP camp, Lin Zhijian, the "little British boy" who was pushed by Tsai Ing-wen, was forced to withdraw from the election because of the plagiarism scandal, and then Zheng Yunpeng, who took over the baton, was ordered to be in danger and had the upper hand in electoral support.
Not only that, Zheng Baoqing, the founding "elder" of the Democratic Progressive Party, also jumped out and announced that he wanted to run for mayor of Taoyuan. Dissatisfied with the DPP's current situation, Zheng Baoqing bitterly criticized the DPP's "secret room consultation" as the norm and lost the spirit of party building, threatening to launch a "new non-party movement."
In addition to the internal chaos of the DPP, KMT candidate Zhang Shanzheng was also stirred into "muddy waters." Zhang Shanzheng was accused by the Green Camp of plagiarism of the "Committee on Agriculture" agricultural electronic research plan chaired by Acer when he was vice president of Acer, but this cannot be compared with the paper. At present, Zhang Shanzheng has entrusted a lawyer to sue Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan and Zheng Yunpeng and others for suspected defamation and violation of the "Election and Strike Law" with the intention of making people unelected.
Coupled with Lai Xiangling of the People's Party, there are 4 people competing for mayor of Taoyuan.
Taoyuan mayoral candidates Zhang Shanzheng, Zheng Yunpeng, Lai Xiangling and Zheng Baoqing
Candidates "show their own magic" Chen Shizhong was complained by the public that "acted very big"
With the landing of the "nine-in-one" candidate, the contestants began to "show their magic" in the way of canvassing, of which Chen Shizhong's actions were particularly eye-catching: in order to win the votes of young people, he did not hesitate to overthrow the previous human design, ran to the bar to learn bartending, and on September 7, he also visited the training class of the sister-in-law, practiced holding babies, and won the votes of various ethnic groups, but unexpectedly was questioned by the outside world. Taipei City Councilor Wang Hongwei questioned that Chen Shizhong in the picture not only has a stinky face and eyes, but also does not hold the baby's buttocks with his hands, and his posture is quite unstable, which may hurt the baby and make her look dumbfounded. The comments of Taiwanese netizens are even more to the point: "People who do not have love will look out of shape." ”
In addition, Chen Shizhong also announced that if he could be elected, he would install smart toilet covers on all public toilets in Taipei City, and as a result, the propaganda video of the political opinion was suspected of voyeurism, which was not only shelled by the whole taiwan, but also became a joke of the people on the island after tea and dinner.
In order to attract attention, various candidates also make a big gimmick when registering candidates. On September 1, Jiang Wan'an, the KMT's Taipei mayoral candidate, accompanied by 12 youth representatives, rode a bicycle to the Taipei Election Commission to register and shouted the slogan "You add Taipei, it is infinite, Taipei Wan'an", and the intention of attracting young voters is also quite obvious. Then, on September 4, Jiang Wan'an visited the Taipei City Line Dance Association and participated in the dance.
On September 1, Zhao Wenjun, a candidate for the First Constituency of the People's Congress of Pingtung County, skated and registered as a sports coach, teacher and sports athlete. Huang Qihao, a candidate for the Chiayi County People's Representative Election, started from the service office and ran all the way to the Chiayi County Election Committee to register, a total of 12 kilometers, and has been driving live broadcasts, running to the location has been exhausted and breathless.
Zhao Wenjun skated roller skating to register
Huang Qihao ran 12 kilometers to register
Female candidates are not to mention more. On August 31, Wang Wenxin, a substitute candidate for sanmin district in Kaohsiung City, wore a white veil, meaning she was a "newcomer" to the election. Wang Wenxin is the wife of doctor Su Weishuo, su Weishuo said that Wang Wenxin's campaign funds are only NT$100,000 after paying the deposit, and hopes that everyone will treat Wang Wenxin's candidacy as a "wedding banquet" and "the gift money will be directly transferred to Wang Wenxin's political contribution." Li Yajing, a citizen of Kaohsiung of the Kuomintang, wore fairy clothes and held a star stick to "light up Fengshan". Some public opinion on the island said that the candidates each made a "strange move" in the hope of gaining the attention of the media and voters, but in the end they had to rely on political opinions to speak.
Li Yajing wore a fairy costume and held a star stick to "light up Fengshan"
Blue-green internal division Unity is still a hot potato
At present, the main goal of the Kuomintang is to capture 16 counties and cities, including Taipei City and Taoyuan City; The DPP regards the victory of Taipei City as the bottom line of the election success, but the outside world expects that the DPP may only be able to keep 6 counties and cities; The People's Party wanted to attract votes that hated blue and green to take Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu.
Some Taiwan media pointed out that the most special thing about this election campaign is that the blue and green sides have a situation of "their own families fighting their own families". In addition to the above-mentioned DPP founding "elder" Zheng Baoqing, who also wanted to run for election even after being expelled from the party, the Chinese Kuomintang also split in Miaoli County, and Zhong Dongjin, chairman of the Miaoli County Council, who also served as the chairman of the Miaoli County Party Department, was removed from the post of chairman of the party department by the KMT in July, but Zhong Dongjin said that he would run to the end.
Zheng Baoqing, a former democratic deputy of the Democratic Progressive Party
The internal division of the blue-green camp has greatly increased the variables of the election. Taiwan's "China Times" said that the KMT still has an advantage in most counties and cities, and the DPP only has a strong election situation in the 4 southern counties and cities. In this regard, Taiwan's "Lianhe Pao" pointed out that compared with the crisis caused by the DPP's "Taoyuan Storm," the situation of the Blue Army seems to be relatively favorable, but it is impossible to rely solely on the DPP's mistakes to lie down and choose, such as the Miaoli split and the integration of various local forces, and unity is still a hot potato.
Some analysts have pointed out that the DPP authorities have heated up the situation in the Taiwan Strait because they only care about "flattering the United States," further deteriorated cross-strait relations, and seriously affected the people's livelihood and economy on the island. At present, the suspension of the import of some agricultural products from Taiwan to the mainland, and the helplessness of the DPP authorities, have aroused huge public resentment and are quite unfavorable to the local elections at the end of the year.
According to the Hong Kong China Commentary Agency, there are several major observation points in the election campaign: First, whether the "anti-China card" can work, and recently the DPP has played the "anti-China card" again; Chen Shizhong, who is running for mayor of Taipei, and Tsai Qichang, who is running for mayor of Taichung, have all played this card, but the current epidemic situation, cross-strait relations, and the international situation are different from the past, and at present this card does not resonate much. Second, the atmosphere of "hating the DPP" may be formed, and the epidemic, public security, Lin Zhijian's plagiarism case, and the deterioration of the situation in the Taiwan Strait are all unfavorable to the ruling DPP. Guo Zhengliang, a former democratic deputy of the Democratic Progressive Party, even believes that the Green Camp in Northern Taiwan may be completely defeated. The article said: Although the "nine-in-one" is a local election, it will have a great impact on the election of the leader of the Taiwan region two years later. If the atmosphere of "hating the DPP" continues to ferment, Taiwan's political situation will inevitably change drastically.
The author 丨 Li Changchun, Shenzhen Satellite TV direct news reporter
Editor 丨Yu Zhemin, editor-in-chief of Shenzhen Satellite TV News