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The Taoyuan mayoral election is part of Taiwan's "nine-in-one election". The current mayor Zhang Shanzheng is seeking re-election, and the Democratic Progressive Party has sent Huang Shijie to challenge. The Trustees Association commissioned polling expert Dai Li'an to design a questionnaire, and Beacon Market Research Company conducted the telephone interview.
The gap in the latest poll is only 4.1 percentage points. Huang Shijie, Taoyuan mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, said he is confident in this election and will go all out to get Taoyuan moving again. (File photo, provided by Huang Shijie Bidding Office)
The 9-in-1 election has entered its final countdown. The Trustees Association and polling expert Dai Li'an released the latest poll on the Taoyuan mayoral election today (10th). The Kuomintang's Taoyuan mayoral candidate Zhang Shanzheng, who is seeking re-election, has an approval rating of 36.9%, slightly ahead of the Democratic Progressive Party candidate Huang Shijie's 32.8%. The gap between the two sides is only 4.1 percentage points. Huang Shijie responded this morning, "I have confidence in this election and will go all out to get Taoyuan moving again!"
Huang Shijie said that this poll shows that the support gap between him and Zhang Shanzheng is very close, especially among "voters who will definitely vote", they are still slightly ahead of Zhang, which is a great encouragement to the team. He also noticed that many citizens are looking forward to the change of political parties in Taoyuan, which represents everyone's new expectations for urban development.
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Huang Shijie said that with only 18 days left before the polling day, they will not relax and will continue to go deep into the grassroots to explain the policies and vision to the citizens and win the recognition of more citizens.
This poll was entrusted by the Trustees Association to Mr. Dai Li'an to be responsible for questionnaire design and analysis, and Beacon Market Research Company to conduct telephone interviews. The survey targets people registered in Taoyuan City and over the age of 20. It was conducted from November 4 to November 6. 1,074 people were successfully interviewed (751 people on residential phones and 323 on mobile phones). The maximum sampling error of the combined sample at a reliability level of 95% is ±3.0%.

The People's Association released a poll on the Taoyuan mayoral election. Kuomintang candidate Zhang Shanzheng's support was 36.9%, leading DPP candidate Huang Shijie's 32.8%. The gap between the two parties was 4.1 percentage points, which was already within the margin of error. Huang Shijie's biggest flaw is his lack of popularity. More than 55% of voters have no opinion on his suitability to serve as mayor.

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