After reading the Kaohsiung Municipal Satisfaction Poll, Chen Shui-bian asked Chen Qimai: Is there any hidden worry about re-election in 2022?

With the 2022 nine-in-one election on the island approaching, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai was asked in an interview yesterday whether there are any hidden worries about fighting for re-election next year. Will there be pressure if the opponent is Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-che? Chen Qimai said that there is still more than a year to go before the election, he will not think about re-election, but will do a good job in the municipal administration, the opponent is himself, only reflect on the shortcomings, constantly surpass himself, and sincerely treat the city, which is the necessary condition for the mayor.

Chen Qimai was interviewed yesterday by former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian on the radio program "Dreams on water, and Bian mentioned that the results of a poll released by the "New Taiwan Think Tank" on 17 August showed that Chen Qimai's municipal satisfaction rate was 71.1 percent, and that 65.1 percent of the people supported his re-election; while the support of DPP legislators was 40.9 percent, the KMT was 10 percent, and the People's Party was 7.4 percent. But Chen Shui-bian also admitted that he did not believe that the KMT's support was so low, and asked Chen Qimai whether he was worried about whether he would be re-elected next year.

Chen Qimai said that for him, it is two years to fight for four years, to catch up with the progress, if the administration is adjusted to the election model, then he will definitely be asked what the mayor (during his term) has done, so for him, it is necessary to distinguish between blue and green, vigorously build Kaohsiung, good political achievements will be supported by the people, and he is cultivated in Kaohsiung, and he will be elected twice to become mayor, and he cherishes such an opportunity, so what to do is a sense of mission.

Chen Shui-bian also asked: If the opponent in next year's election is Ke Wenzhe, will there be pressure? Chen Qimai boasted that he was a child in the south, so he did something stupid and worked hard; while Kaohsiung has changed a lot in the past two or three years, has high standards for politicians, and is also a place of urban progress.

According to Taiwan's China Times News Network, as for being rumored to be running for mayor of Kaohsiung, Ko Wen-che said in an inquiry at the Taipei City Council a few days ago, "No, some people say that I want to choose Taoyuan, I have to choose everything, and the news is not what I put there." Huang Shanshan, vice mayor of Taipei, once revealed in a radio program that Ko Wenzhe's goal is very clear, that is, to choose the 2024 "general election". (Editing by Xue Yang)