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Two candidates in Taichung submit applications to leave Kuomintang

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Zheng Bo-qi and Yan Tai-li submitted applications to leave Taiwan’s Kuomintang while preparing to run for Taichung city council seats.
  • Both candidates said the party’s nomination limits left no room for their bids as newcomers or additional candidates.
  • Their departures add uncertainty to races in the Dali-Wufeng and Taiping districts.

Two Kuomintang members seeking seats on Taichung City Council have submitted applications to leave the party, adding uncertainty to races in two districts.

Zheng Bo-qi, a neighborhood chief in Dali District, plans to run in the Dali-Wufeng district. He submitted his application on Tuesday afternoon and was due to register his candidacy the following day. Zheng said he wanted to give newcomers a chance and decided to leave the party so he could run without harming anyone in the Kuomintang.

Yan Tai-li, a neighborhood chief in Taiping District, submitted his application Tuesday morning and announced the decision on Facebook. He also intends to run for a council seat.

The Dali-Wufeng district has six seats. The Kuomintang nominated incumbent councilors Lin Bi-xiu and Su Bo-xing, while the Taiwan People’s Party has one incumbent and the Democratic Progressive Party nominated three incumbents. The Kuomintang’s Taichung branch said it had room for only two candidates.

Taiping has four seats. The Kuomintang nominated incumbents Lai Yi-huang and Huang Chia-tien, while the Democratic Progressive Party nominated Tsai Yao-jie and Chang Yu-yen. The local Kuomintang branch likewise said it could nominate only two candidates, but Yan decided to proceed with his bid.

To bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion, and because I do not want to hurt anyone in the Kuomintang, I am leaving the party to run and show my determination.

— Zheng Bo-qiZheng explained why he submitted a party withdrawal application before registering his candidacy.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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