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The Kaohsiung mayoral election is an important battleground in Taiwan's local elections. The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang have been at war in this area for a long time. Both parties mobilized supporters and won over neutral voters through campaign activities.
Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Lai Ruilongxuan will set up a campaign headquarters on October 17 and will hold a large-scale campaign in Fengshan that day. (Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)
The Kaohsiung mayoral election and the blue-green land war are at war again; Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Li-wen will host a flag-raising ceremony in Kaohsiung Zuoying on October 10, while Ke Zhien will hold a rally in Gangshan on October 16. Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Lai Ruilongxuan will set up a campaign headquarters on October 17, and will hold a large-scale rally in Fengshan that day.
The Democratic Progressive Party today announced that Lai Ruilong's campaign headquarters will be established on Saturday, October 17. The founding meeting will be held at 6:30 that night next to the Kaohsiung MRT Fengshan West Station. Since Kuomintang's Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ke Zhien held his first Fengshan campaign at the same location in mid-September, the local interpretation is that Lai Ruilong's campaign headquarters is located in Zuoying, but the campaign headquarters is held in Fengshan, which should be to suppress the momentum of the blue camp.
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The Kuomintang branch planned for KMT Chairman Cheng Lai-wen to go south to Kaohsiung Zuoying Military Village on National Day to attend the flag-raising ceremony and hold on to the blue camp vote. Ke Zhien invited Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan to hold the second Sanshan rally in Gangshan on October 16. In addition to continuing the energy of the Fengshan rally, it also comprehensively sought the support of Yuangao County folks.
Ke Zhien of the Kuomintang will hold a campaign in Gangshan on the 16th. The picture shows the scene with Gangshan District MP Lu Shumei and parliamentary candidate Huang Yunhan in Gangshan District to vote for votes. (Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)
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Lai Ruilong will strengthen campaigning activities in Fengshan and Zuoying areas after the campaign headquarters is established on October 17.
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Ke Zhien will continue to use the energy of the three mountains to expand his support base after the Okayama rally on October 16.
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