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BackKuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen went to Yilan to assist in the election of Wu Zongxian and criticized the Democratic Progressive Party county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang as a fat cat paying for the faction.
Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen went to Yilan to assist in the election of Wu Zongxian and criticized the Democratic Progressive Party county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang as a fat cat paying for the faction.
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Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen went to Yilan to assist in the election of Wu Zongxian and criticized the Democratic Progressive Party county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang as a fat cat paying for the faction.

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  • On the 27th, KMT Chairman Zheng Liwen went to Yilan to assist the party in the election to nominate county magistrate candidate Wu Zongxian.
  • She criticized the DPP for not being willing to lose the election and used the judiciary to annihilate the ruling team.
  • She also questioned the DPP’s county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang, who only served as a director and supervisor of state-owned enterprises because of Lai Qingde’s close confidant and a new trend background.

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Zheng Liwen pointed out that from Chen Shui-bian to Tsai Ing-wen’s presidential campaign, and even during the Ye Lily Generations Democratic Movement, Lin Guozhang was not seen. It was not until Lai Qingde ran for president that Lin Guozhang became the chairman of the Yilan County Trust Friends Association and served as a director and supervisor of state-owned enterprises. She believed that this was a factional reward position obtained entirely by Lai Qingde’s cronies and new trend background.

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Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen (left) went to Yilan to assist in the election of Wu Zongxian and criticized the Democratic Progressive Party's county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang as a fat cat paid by the faction. (Photo by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

Today (27th), Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen went all out to support the party’s candidate for Yilan County Mayor Wu Zongxian. She accused the DPP of not being willing to lose the election and using justice to annihilate Yilan County Mayor Lin Zimiao’s ruling team. She also questioned the DPP’s Yilan County Mayor candidate Lin Guozhang as a fat cat and that the new trend faction was trying to take over the Yilan County government.

Zheng Liwen pointed out that in the past 20 years, from Chen Shui-bian to Tsai Ing-wen's presidential campaign, and even during the Ye Lily Generations Democratic Movement, Lin Guozhang was not seen. It was not until Lai Qingde ran for president that Lin Guozhang became the chairman of the Yilan County Trust and Friends Association. She also named Lin Guozhang as a director and supervisor of state-owned enterprises. It was entirely because of Lai Qingde's cronies and new trend background that he obtained the fat cat position paid by the faction.

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Zheng Liwen further criticized that because the DPP could not accept its defeat in the Yilan election, it used judicial means to intimidate and pursue Lin Zimiao and the county government team. Now the candidates led by the New Trend and Lai Qingde systems behind the Green Camp election are simply trying to take over the Yilan County government in the future and allow factional power to return to Yilan.

Zheng Liwen emphasized that Yilan has always been a holy place for democracy, and Yilan people have a very high political wisdom and sense of justice. She called on Yilan residents to "open their eyes wide" and must not be deceived by the seemingly fresh packaging, let alone allow new trend forces to extend their hands into Yilan.

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What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The election results will affect the policy direction of Yilan County in the next four years.

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • The DPP may continue to use judicial means to fight election defeat

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Does Lin Guozhang really have the professional qualifications to serve as a director and supervisor of a state-owned enterprise?
  • Did the DPP really use judicial means to intimidate the Yilan County government team?
  • What are Wu Zongxian's specific political opinions and administrative experience?

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