The election for Yunlin County Magistrate is tense! Blue and green celebrities relay support for election, Lai Qingde comes twice in three days

President Lai Qingde has traveled south to Yunlin many times to build momentum for Yunlin County Magistrate candidate Liu Jianguo. Two weekends before the vote, President Lai will come to give speeches. (Photo provided by President Liu Jianguo)

With 16 days to go before the 2026 election, the two candidates, blue and green, in the Yunlin County Magistrate’s election are equally strong, and the election situation is tight. In the final sprint, both sides did not dare to be careless. They took the time to sweep the streets to solicit votes and hold promotional activities. Heavyweights in the party also went south to support the election. As for the Democratic Progressive Party, President Lai Qingde, who is also the chairman of candidate Liu Jianguo’s campaign headquarters, went south to Yunlin again this afternoon (11th) and accompanied Liu Jianguo to five palaces and temples in Huwei, Tuku, Yuanchang, Shuilin, Kouhu and other coastal towns to pray for blessings. Kuomintang candidate Zhang Jiajun was assisted by Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng and Kaohsiung mayor candidate Ke Zhien today, accompanying the convoy to sweep the streets.

Yunlin County is one of the few counties and cities governed by the Kuomintang south of Zhuoshui River. The Democratic Progressive Party strives to "turn blue skies into green land." Since September, many heavyweights from the Green Camp have come to Yunlin to support the election. President Lai Qingde went to Yunlin for the fifth time in less than two months to boost Liu Jianguo's election.

According to the itinerary announced by Liu Jianguo's campaign headquarters, President Lai accompanied Liu Jianguo to visit the five townships of Huwei, Tuku, Yuanchang, Shuilin and Kouhu from 1 pm to 6 pm today. They went to five palaces and temples to offer incense and pray for blessings, and to send greetings to local folks and ask for support. Next this Saturday (14th) and next week’s pre-election super weekend (21st), Lai Qingde will also go to Mailiao and Douliu respectively to build momentum for Liu Jianguo’s platform and continue to heat up the election campaign.

As for the Kuomintang, in addition to Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu, Zhangjia County also arranged for Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng and Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ke Zhien to accompany them in convoys to sweep streets in Dounan and Douliu respectively to win support from people along the route. The Zhangjiajun campaign headquarters stated that there will still be a series of campaign activities on the 13th, 15th and next week. As for whether to invite heavyweights in the party to stand on the platform, they will continue to contact and make arrangements during the final sprint of the election.

Yunlin County Magistrate candidate Zhang Jiajun has invited Yunlin's son-in-law and Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu to accompany the convoy to sweep the streets. In the next two weeks, he will also contact many big names in the blue camp to support the election. (Picture provided by Zhangjia County Athletic Association)