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The lottery for the Nantou County Magistrate election was held. Candidates drew their numbers and expressed their political opinions.
In the Nantou County Magistrate election, Democratic Progressive Party candidate Wen Shizheng won No. 2 today. (Photo by reporter Liu Binquan)
Wen Shizheng, candidate for Nantou County Magistrate of the Democratic Progressive Party, won the No. 2 lottery in the county magistrate election today. Wen Shizheng said that he returned from Beijing and studied abroad. He has seen how the United States, Britain and Japan dealt with the elderly and various social issues. The biggest difference between him and his opponent Xu Shuhua is that he came back with what he learned to contribute to his hometown, hoping to bring a new Nantou. The people of Nantou County deserve a better future and a better county magistrate.
Wen Shizheng said that the most important thing to change in Nantou is transportation, so he will promote light rail. After all, it is too late to wait for the MRT to be completed. He will connect Caotun, Nantou, Mingjian, and Zhushan from Wufeng in Taichung to create north-south transportation and use the existing Taiwan Railway Jiji branch line to become an east-west commuter train.
Wen Shizheng said that Nantou's per capita GDP is the lowest in the country. Not only is the population losing, but the aging population is also very serious. He hopes that his hometown will become a wealthy Nantou and bring vision to the county people, a Nantou with dreams. The county people deserve a better future and a better county magistrate. He hopes that the county people will support Nantou's new choice.

Zhuang Jingcheng, the Hsinchu mayor candidate in the 2026 nine-in-one election, was drawn on behalf of his wife Fang Xinhui. Coincidentally, not only was the lottery number the same as that of Taipei mayor candidate Shen Boyang, but their wives were also named "Xinhui", which triggered heated discussions among netizens.

Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu presided over the meeting on the 27th. Executive Yuan Zhuo Rongtai went to the Legislative Yuan to report the 2016 central government general budget and prepared for consultation. The general budget was successfully submitted to the Finance Committee and various committees for review.

Non-party legislator Gao Jin Sumei was suspected of fraudulently claiming public assistant fees, subsidies for charity activities, and illegally importing rapid screening reagents. Prosecutors requested a 12-year sentence in June. The Taipei District Court held its first trial today. When interviewed, Gao Jin Sumei emphasized that she had no knowledge and was smeared by the dark forces. After the hearing, she was escorted away by her assistant.

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From January to September this year, people's livelihood expenditure in Gansu Province reached 296.1 billion yuan, accounting for 80% of the total. The recently issued "Implementation Plan for the Establishment of a Long-term Care Insurance System in Gansu Province" marks the full rollout of the system in Gansu, and the finance will provide subsidies or funding for unemployed residents and needy groups to participate in the insurance.

The candidates for the 20th County Magistrate and 21st County Councilor elections in Hsinchu County were drawn by lot on the 27th. The results of the draw for the county magistrate candidates were No. 1 Zheng Chaofang, No. 2 Xu Xinying, and No. 3 Zhu Dingyu. The numbers of the candidates for each constituency member were also announced.