
Seven candidates from the People's Party's New Taipei Team went to the New Taipei City Election Committee to register. Ke Wenzhe hopes that every district will have People's Party members to serve the people.
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During the registration period for the 2026 nine-in-one election, all political parties went to the Election Committee to register for election.
On the second day of registration for the 2026 nine-in-one election, the founding chairman of the People's Party, Ko Wenzhe, and the current chairman, Huang Guochang, led seven New Taipei City council candidates of the New Taipei City team of the People's Party to the New Taipei City Election Committee this afternoon to hold a joint registration campaign under heavy rain. Ko Wenzhe cited the performance of New Taipei City Councilor Chen Shixuan as an example. He hopes that after this election, every district in New Taipei will have a People's Party member who can handle things for the people. This is their goal. He hopes that citizens will give the People's Party a chance and give Taiwanese politics a new choice.
"People's New Taipei Team, unite and enter the parliament!" Although the issue of Zhubei Mayor Lan Baihe is still unresolved, Ko Wenzhe and Huang Guochang still led the People's Party New Taipei Team, including New Taipei City Councilor Chen Shixuan, as well as city council candidates Lin Ziyu, Chen Yijun, Wu Yalun, Di Shengde, Chen Yujie, Chen Yanting, etc. This afternoon, they chanted slogans in the heavy rain in front of the Election Committee in front of the election committee, united as one, and showed their determination to fight.
Ko Wenzhe said that a person can walk fast, but a group of people can go far. Four years ago, Chen Shixuan was reluctantly elected as a New Taipei City Councilor, but his performance in the past few years is obvious to all. He is known as the "Xinzhuang Landlord". Often when people have problems, he will say "I will handle it." He also hopes that after this election, in every administrative district of New Taipei City, there will be a member of the People's Party who can say "I will handle it." This is their goal. He said that in this kind of multi-seat election, it is very difficult for newcomers to qualify, so he hopes that the public will give the People's Party a chance and give Taiwan politics a new choice.
Huang Guochang pointed out that when it rains, it will happen. He was very happy to bring seven candidates from the party to register together. They have bravely spoken out in the face of important issues and bravely resisted injustice. This is the most important trait of a parliamentarian. He asked all the folks in New Taipei to give Chen Shixuan and the six parliamentary candidates a chance to perform, and they will never let the citizens down.
Chairman of the People's Party New Taipei City Party Committee Zhou Taizhu mentioned that Chen Shixuan's performance in the New Taipei City Council was very outstanding. He alone felt as if the People's Party had a caucus in it. Although the DPP currently does not have a caucus, he was convinced that after the election, all seven candidates would be elected. He also led the crowd to shout in the rain, "People's Party New Taipei Team, frozen garlic!"

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