
新北市議員廖宜琨因選前賄選傳聞頻傳,擔心長年提供的免費磨菜刀社區服務被誤認為賄選,決定暫停該服務,讓依賴此服務的婆婆媽媽感到失望,同時反映出選舉敏感期對基層服務的影響。
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選前賄選傳聞頻傳,各地參選人擔心日常社區服務被誤解為賄選行為,新北市議員廖宜琨因而暫停其長年提供的免費磨菜刀服務。
選前賄選傳聞不斷,參選人乾脆取消「磨菜刀」服務,以免遭到池魚之殃。(記者翁聿煌攝)
選舉距離投票日不到兩個月,選情愈趨激烈,各地紛紛傳出賄聲賄影的新聞,參選人也在擔心,平日提供社區服務和選民福利會被當成賄選,新北市議員廖宜琨日前就在傳單中向選民鞠躬道歉,原本在9月底巡迴各社區的「磨菜刀」服務暫時取消,以免被誤認是在賄選,讓許多婆婆媽媽感到失望了。
「磨菜刀」是傳統婆媽的生活需求,平常每天煮飯做菜,剁雞腿、切排骨都需要動用到菜刀,用久了難免會鈍,需要到市場找師傅磨菜刀,廖宜琨表示,他從接任議員開始,注意到社區婆媽的需求,每年都會巡迴選區內的各社區,提供磨菜刀的服務,讓許多婆婆媽媽覺得很貼心。
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廖宜琨說,今年原本預定在8、9月再次請兩組師傅,到各社區輪流為婆婆媽媽服務,大家也都很期待,結果因為連月來發生多起參選人請客吃飯、或是贈送物品遭到檢調調查是在賄選的新聞,讓服務處心生警覺,雖然「磨菜刀」的服務其來已久,但是在此敏感時期,還是不要橫生枝節,因為緊急與各合作的里長辦公室聯繫暫時取消,待選後再恢復。
此舉讓許多婆婆媽媽好生失望,現在要找到「磨菜刀」的師傅不易,另一方面現在市場上「磨菜刀」的價格也漲到1百至3百元,還是期待有在地免費服務;也有人笑說,但是如果在選舉期間還在免費「磨菜刀」,屆時全被請去警察局調查,婆婆媽媽坐整排,桌上擺著一大堆菜刀當證物,場面也是很令人驚恐。
選前賄選傳聞不斷,參選人乾脆取消「磨菜刀」服務,以免遭到池魚之殃。(記者翁聿煌攝)

The TVBS program "Hot Shop at 11 O'Clock" caused controversy by imitating Taipei mayoral candidates Shen Boyang and Jiang Wanan and using the homophonic names "Shen Neck Itch" and "Chiang Good Night". Scholar Li Zhongxian pointed out that the information technology revolution has transformed viewers from passive receivers to message senders. The distribution of power in political satire has changed, but satire should not disappear. Instead, it will become more, faster and possibly more cruel.

Wang Gengchun, the confidential secretary of former Hsinchu County Magistrate Zheng Yongjin, stood up to support Zheng Chaofang at the opening ceremony of Zheng Chaofang's campaign headquarters. He criticized Kuomintang Hsinchu County Magistrate candidate Xu Xinying's accusation that Zheng Yongjin was involved in illegal finance. He was actually criticizing her father Xu Jinglan, because the confidential secretary who held the official seal of the county magistrate was Xu Jinglan. She also called on voters to cheer for Zheng Chaofang and send him to the Hsinchu County Government on November 28.

The TVBS program "Hot Shop at 11 O'Clock" caused controversy when it imitated Taipei mayoral candidates Shen Boyang and Jiang Wanan and used the homonymous names "Shen Neck Itch" and "Chiang Good Night". Scholar Li Zhongxian pointed out that the information technology revolution has transformed viewers from passive receivers to message senders. The power relationship of political satire has changed. There are more microphones. Who is funnier is no longer decided unilaterally by the TV station.

The Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office has been investigating the case of Lin Zhijian's baseball stadium turnkey project for the past four years. On August 21 this year, it was awarded a non-prosecution sanction. After the city government requested for reconsideration, the High Prosecutor's Office rejected the reconsideration and decided not to prosecute the whole case. Qian Kangming, the former cultural director of Hsinchu City and a candidate for city council, pointed out that Gao Hongan appointed professional prosecutor Cai Liqing as the deputy mayor to investigate the case, but Cai Liqing had already stated that there was no evidence of profit. Now the High Prosecutor's Office has dismissed the case for further review, confirming that Cai Liqing's professional judgment was correct, and questioning Gao Hongan's legal proceedings.

Peggy Chen, the wife of former People’s Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe, accepted an exclusive interview with an online program and posted on Facebook, claiming that she was preparing to hold an international press conference to avenge her husband’s grievances. She accused judicial persecution and questioned whether President Lai Ching-te and his family had illegal overseas accounts or disproportionate overseas property purchases. She said that if the other party dared to publicly declare that there was no illegal behavior, she would vote for Taipei mayor Yangliu.

The Kuomintang Legislative Yuan caucus held a press conference today to question the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's claim to "equate drugs and medicines" in 2014, and asked the Democratic Progressive Party's New Taipei mayoral candidate Su Qiaohui whether she agreed with his view. Kuomintang legislators Luo Zhiqiang and Xu Qiaoxin and Taipei City Councilor Yang Zhidou took turns to speak, saying that Shen Boyang's past remarks were far-reaching and would set back Taipei's anti-drug policy if elected, and asked him to publicly admit his mistakes.