Lai Ruilong's founding meeting was a huge crowd with an estimated 30,000 people
Lai Ruilong's campaign headquarters was established, with support from Hsieh Chang-ting, Chen Qimai and other important figures in the party
Quick Look
- DPP Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Lai Ruilong held an inauguration meeting of his campaign headquarters tonight next to the MRT Fengshan West Station.
- The atmosphere was warm and a large number of supporters poured in.
- Former Executive President Hsieh Chang-ting and many legislators attended the platform and called on supporters to continue the construction of Kaohsiung.
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Why It Matters
Lai Ruilong is the Kaohsiung mayoral candidate nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party, and this event held an inauguration meeting for his campaign headquarters. The venue has also previously hosted campaign events by Kuomintang candidate Ke Zhien.
All seven Kaohsiung legislators came to support mayoral candidate Lai Ruilong.
Lai Ruilong, the Kaohsiung mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, held an inauguration meeting of the campaign headquarters next to the MRT Fengshan West Station on the evening of the 17th. The entire venue was packed with an estimated 30,000 people.
The party was set in pink and started at 6:30. The host, City Councilor Qiu Junxian, led the audience to shout "Mayor of Kaohsiung, Lai Ruilong". The scene was filled with pink flags and lights, and the atmosphere was warm. In addition to Lai Ruilong, seven Kaohsiung legislators took the stage one after another. , unanimously praised Kaohsiung's increasingly progressive development, "I am Kaohsiung and I am proud." Lai Ruilong is the most suitable mayor to succeed Chen Qimai. "Ocean current" and "tornado" allowed Lai Ruilong to be successfully elected. He also needed a majority of the parliament and all 34 seats were elected.
Former Executive President and former Kaohsiung Mayor Hsieh Chang-ting then took the stage and said that the media were reporting on "ocean currents" in Taipei, while Kaohsiung had winds and "tornadoes". He recalled that 28 years ago, Qianzhenhe was called "Heilongjiang". At that time, the people elected him as mayor, which was the first step to establish Kaohsiung as the maritime capital. After that, one stick will be handed over to the fourth, Lai Ruilong, who is expected to create another golden decade.
The performance program at the founding meeting of the General Competition was exciting. The Variety Dance Troupe was scheduled to perform at 7:08 p.m., with 16 members of the " Variety Longlong" acting as Lai Ruilong's avatars, performing dance performances of various roles. It was like a song and dance show, which was quite creative. Former President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President Hsiao Meiqin, and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai will also take the stage to give speeches in the second half.
Kuomintang Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ke Zhien also held a Fengshan rally at this venue in mid-September. At that time, 30,000 people were called out. However, President Lai Jing decided not to compete in the number of people, so the host did not call out the number of attendees tonight, but the whole place exploded, similar to Ke Zhien's event.
Open Questions
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