
克瑞斯湯金斯擊敗三名共和黨對手,成為阿拉斯加州史上最年輕州長,民主黨全美州長席次增至30席。
民主黨候選人克瑞斯湯金斯在阿拉斯加州州長選舉中獲勝,成功翻轉該州執政權。現年37歲的他將成為該州史上最年輕州長,並使民主黨在全美掌握的州長席次達到30個。
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阿拉斯加州採用排序複選制,初選前四名晉級大選。克瑞斯湯金斯在首輪計票中即獲得過半選票。
(中央社安克拉治13日綜合外電報導)民主黨阿拉斯加州州長候選人克瑞斯湯金斯今天確定贏得州長選舉,成功從共和黨手中翻轉州執政權。如今民主黨明年在全美掌握的州將達30個。
民主黨在11月3日美國期中選舉取得壓倒性勝利,不但以大幅度席次優勢重奪國會參眾兩院控制,州長選舉也比選前多斬獲6個州來到30個;共和黨掌握的州數則掉到20個。
美國國家廣播公司新聞網(NBC News)報導,現年37歲的克瑞斯湯金斯(Kreiss-Tomkins)將成為阿拉斯加州史上最年輕州長,明年也將成為全美最年輕州長。曾任州議員的克瑞斯湯金斯這次擊敗3名共和黨籍對手,將接替因任期屆滿而卸任的共和黨籍現任州長鄧利維(Mike Dunleavy)。
根據阿拉斯加州的選制,初選時不分黨派得票最高的前4名候選人可晉級大選,並在大選中採用「排序複選制」(ranked choice voting)。
排序複選制的運作方式為某一候選人得票過半數就直接勝出;如沒人在第一輪過半,得票最少者先被淘汰。被淘汰者的選票將根據選民在選票上的第二選擇重新分配給剩餘候選人,如果仍沒人過半,再淘汰票數最少者,以此類推直到有人過半出線。
克瑞斯湯金斯在首輪計票已確定拿下過半選票,無需啟動排序複選機制即宣告勝出。
報導指出,同為民主黨籍的前州參議員貝吉克(Tom Begich)在8月初選時僅落後克瑞斯湯金斯位居第二,但他隨後宣布退選,成功整合民主黨票源。
大選的3名共和黨籍候選人分別為安克拉治(Anchorage)女商人威爾森(Bernadette Wilson)、前安克拉治市長布朗森(Dave Bronson)及前州檢察長泰勒(Treg Taylor)。獲美國總統川普力挺的威爾森最終得票只排第二而落敗。
有JKT暱稱的克瑞斯湯金斯,競選期間贏得跨黨派支持,其中最受矚目的是在投票日前一週,得到共和黨籍聯邦參議員穆考斯基(Lisa Murkowski)公開相挺。

Akio Yabata, CEO of the Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, attended a campaign rally for Miaoli County Magistrate candidate Chen Pin'an on the 14th. He praised Taiwan as a global political and economic focus, but criticized Miaoli for being stagnant due to the long-term rule of the Kuomintang. He called on villagers to support Chen Pin'an to turn Miaoli around.

During the 5th Berlin Taiwan Conference, Glasweis, head of the Indo-Pacific Program of the German Marshall Fund, gave an exclusive interview to Deutsche Welle. She pointed out that there will be no major changes in the U.S. policy towards Taiwan in the short term, but the shelving of the US$14 billion arms sales to Taiwan is worrying, and called on Europe to take a more active stance in safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's campaign headquarters launched a grand march, and Taichung Mayor Lu Hsiu-yan attended the speech. She criticized the Democratic Progressive Party for using party-state resources to attack Chiang Wanan, questioned the failure of the "fresh milk every class" policy and the unclear budget flow, and called on supporters to stand up and vote bravely.

A poll released by the Taiwan Independence Alliance and the Taiwan Security Association showed that if a crisis occurs in the Taiwan Strait, 66.5% of the respondents are willing to take risks to defend their homeland. The Democratic Progressive Party had the highest number of supporters at 86.8%, followed by the Kuomintang at 52.7% and the People's Party at 44.4%, triggering heated discussions on the Internet.

According to sources, leaders of the Quadruple Security Dialogue (Quad) between the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to hold a summit in Manila on the 17th. The meeting will focus on the supply of critical minerals, free passage of commercial waterways and maritime security issues. This will also be the first meeting between leaders of the organization after Trump returned to the White House.

The camp of Hualien County Councilor Zhang Jun accused Fenglin Town of publishing smear propaganda and sending it along with a leaflet of Kuomintang candidate You Shuzhen. Zhang Jun's office has reported to the Hualien District Prosecutor's Office, accusing the relevant behavior of intending to cause someone to be unelected, and provided surveillance footage as evidence.