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Yang Chen-wu Will Not Run for Kinmen Magistrate, Chen Yu-jen Calls It a “Very Wise Decision”

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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

At a glance

News Named sources New plan
  • Former Kinmen Magistrate Yang Chen-wu said he will not run in this year’s magistrate election.
  • Kuomintang candidate Chen Yu-jen called the decision “very wise,” saying it preserved the party’s primary process and avoided an internal fight.
  • Chen said she would campaign at full strength to win the magistrate seat for the Kuomintang.

Former Kinmen Magistrate Yang Chen-wu has decided not to enter this year’s magistrate election, a move Kuomintang candidate Chen Yu-jen described as a “very wise decision.”

Chen issued a statement through her campaign office after learning of Yang’s decision. She thanked party chair Cheng Li-wen, secretary-general Lee Chien-lung and others for working to build unity within the Kuomintang in Kinmen.

She said Yang had put the broader interest first at the final moment. In Chen’s framing, his withdrawal allows the party’s internal democratic primary system to continue, prevents an intraparty conflict and projects unity ahead of the year-end election.

Chen said the decision would benefit the Kuomintang’s wider campaign. She added that, after more than 20 years in politics, she had never forgotten her promise to put Kinmen first and would continue working hard with local residents to pursue change.

Very wise decision

· Chen Yu-jenChen praised Yang Chen-wu’s decision not to run and said it helped preserve party unity.
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