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The current Yunlin County Magistrate Zhang Lishan will step down after serving two terms. The Kuomintang nominated Zhang Jiajun to run for the next county magistrate, and his opponent is DPP candidate Liu Jianguo. President Lai Ching-te serves as the chairman of the campaign team, and former President Tsai Ing-wen and heads of central ministries also support and endorse the campaign.
The current Yunlin County Magistrate Zhang Lishan will step down after completing her second term. The Kuomintang Party sent Zhangjia County to run for the next Bailihou. Facing the competition from the opponent, DPP candidate Liu Jianguo, President Lai Qingde served as the chairman and supervisor of the campaign team, including former President Tsai Ing-wen and the heads of central ministries and committees who supported and endorsed the election. Zhang Jiajun accepted an exclusive interview with this newspaper's "Political Confrontation" and responded to her opponent's "presidential card". She said that she believed that every villager who supported her was a presidential-level electoral supporter. As for the "ocean current" effect, she believed that elections were about "selecting the talented and capable," and hard work and deep cultivation at the grassroots level were the most important.
Zhang Jiajun pointed out that both Presidents Lai Qingde and Tsai Ing-wen have considerable charm and influence. She is very happy and welcomes the head of state's concern for Yunlin. However, she always believes that there is no need for big names to come to the platform because "the folks are my biggest supporter, and the folks are my biggest support." In her mind, every Yunlin folks who support her are presidential-level campaign aides.
Has the "ocean current" effect brought about by Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang recently spilled over to Yunlin County? Zhang Jiajun believes that Yunlin is currently striving to move towards a city where agriculture, industry, commerce, and high technology advance simultaneously, and elections are still based on "selecting talents and abilities."
Zhang Jiajun emphasized that what the villagers care about most is "whether the candidate they vote for can bring changes to their lives." We often say that "if you want to vote, you must vote for someone you can find and be popular with." The most important thing is daily hard work and deep cultivation at the grassroots level.
Zhang Jiajun said that ocean currents may have a little effect, but Yunlin villagers can actually feel that she is always with them. For example, during the recent typhoon-related power outages and agricultural damage, she accompanied everyone on the front line and fought for compensation. She may look gentle on the outside, but she is very firm in her work. In the past, she set up high-speed rail stations and raised the price of public grain purchases, etc., which are all manifestations of her "gentleness and firmness, and her determination to fulfill her mission."

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Kuomintang Yunlin County Magistrate candidate Zhang Jiajun objected to using the label "family politics" to discredit the efforts of his opponents, stressing that elections should be based on political opinions and enthusiasm. She affirmed the effectiveness of the current county magistrate Zhang Lishan in garbage disposal and debt repayment. She also proposed welfare benefits such as exemption from health insurance premiums for those over 65 years old and childcare subsidies for children aged 0 to 6. She advocated that "the master cannot replace half of the house," and continued to promote the development of semiconductor and high-tech industries.