
Hsinchu mayoral candidate Ho Zhiyong, whose membership was revoked by the Kuomintang, questioned the Kuomintang's Hsinchu City Party Headquarters' decision to support non-party member Gao Hongan in his bid for re-election, accusing him of selling out the party's soul based on a "tacit understanding".
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The Hsinchu City Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang issued a letter imploring party members to support non-party member Gao Hongan’s re-election bid, triggering different opinions and discussions within the party.
Hsinchu mayor candidate He Zhiyong, whose membership was revoked by the Kuomintang, said that a party that has lost its soul has no power to move people.
The Hsinchu City Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang sent a sincere letter to party members, saying that it supports "Mayor Gao Hong'an, who is not a party member, in his bid for re-election" in accordance with "the tacit understanding of cooperation that gives priority to the current incumbent and the strength of unity." He Zhiyong, a Hsinchu mayoral candidate who was born in the KMT but had his membership revoked by the KMT, believes that the Kuomintang city party headquarters can betray the party's soul simply by relying on the word "tacit understanding"? He also believes that a party that has lost its soul has no power to move people.
He said that "incumbent priority" applies to county and city chiefs with party membership, but Gao Hongan has no party membership, so it is naturally not within the scope of application. Otherwise, President Lai Qingde, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, is also the current incumbent. Does the Kuomintang also support Lai Qingde's re-election in 2028? Is this true? Secondly, they say "cooperation" but avoid talking about blue and white because Gao Hongan has already quit the People's Party. What is the basis for such cooperation? By definition, it makes no sense at all. If non-party members are still considered the People’s Party, will non-Kuomintang members also be able to vote in the future Kuomintang chairman election?
Looking at Hsinchu County on the north bank of Touqian River, the People's Party demanded that the Kuomintang give up the Zhubei mayoral election and abandon the nominated Wu Xuzhi. It even put pressure on "Xiaocao" by saying that "Xiaocao" might switch to the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for county magistrate. Although the Hsinchu County Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang prohibited party members from campaigning for Qiu Chenyuan of the Kuomintang, there were still Kuomintang members including Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan openly campaigning. How did the Kuomintang Central Committee explain this? "Blue and white cooperation" cannot be without principles. Cooperation standards and party discipline norms should be consistent, and grassroots party members cannot be left at a loss.
Furthermore, why didn’t Gao Hongan return to the Kuomintang or simply join the Kuomintang? Based on the judicial status of the criminal cases she is currently involved in, it may be difficult for her to meet the nomination qualifications of various political parties. Since the Kuomintang does not nominate itself but supports Gao Hongan, who has no party membership, it should clearly explain to party members what the criteria for support are. Hsinchu City’s administrative satisfaction has been at the bottom of the country for four consecutive years. Gao Hongan was involved in a civil lawsuit involving plagiarism. The first instance verdict required an apology, compensation, and removal of the infringing parts of the paper. Why does the Kuomintang Zhucheng Party Headquarters endorse a mayor whose governance satisfaction is at the bottom and whose conduct is controversial? What it relies on is just "tacit understanding"? He called on the public to select talented and capable people and bring politics back to the right track.

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