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BackFighting to become the first female mayor of Tainan in 400 years, Chen Tingfei established a campaign headquarters on the 11th
Fighting to become the first female mayor of Tainan in 400 years, Chen Tingfei established a campaign headquarters on the 11th
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Fighting to become the first female mayor of Tainan in 400 years, Chen Tingfei established a campaign headquarters on the 11th

The campaign headquarters of Democratic Progressive Party Tainan mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei will be established on the 11th. President and Vice President Lai Ching-te, Hsiao Meiqin and other party and government senior officials will attend to support the campaign, symbolizing the "Tainan team" gathering for the sprint.

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  • Tainan mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei of the Democratic Progressive Party will set up a campaign headquarters on the 11th of this month, inviting President and Vice President Lai Ching-te, Hsiao Meiqin, Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai and others to attend.
  • She hopes to become Tainan's first female mayor in 400 years and calls on supporters to wear pink and green clothes to face the election campaign.

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DPP Tainan mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei is actively preparing for local elections and has set up a campaign headquarters in Yongkang District.

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Tainan mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei of the Democratic Progressive Party, who is vying for Tainan's first female mayor in 400 years, set up a campaign headquarters on the 11th of this month. The "Tainan team" set off in full force and sprinted to win the final victory. She also invited supporters to wear pink and green clothes and accessories that day, matching the main visual of the campaign, as the common dress code of the "Tainan concubines", to welcome Tainan's victory.

Chen Tingfei said that the campaign headquarters located at No. 520 Shuiyang Road, Yongkang District will hold an inaugural meeting at 3 pm on Sunday. President and Vice Presidents Lai Qingde and Xiao Meiqin, Executive President Zhuo Rongtai, DPP Secretary-General Xu Guoyong, and DPP Legislative Yuan Caucus Secretary-General Zhuang Ruixiong, as well as Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe, and Tainan's five legislators will all attend. Together with her and 32 party members candidates, it symbolizes the assembly and unity of the "Tainan team". From 2026 to 2028, Tainan will win, and Taiwan will also win.

Chen Tingfei reminded that since heavyweight cast members gathered that day, there would be security checks at the scene. She called on all good friends to arrive before 2:30 p.m. A war drum performance would be arranged to kick off the show, and then she would enter the venue together with the 32 members of the Tainan team who are running for the National People's Congress.

Chen Tingfei said that this is an important moment for the folks who have been accompanying her for 28 years and that she is heading to another stage. She hopes that every link and time will not be missed. President Lai handed over the flag that day, symbolizing the entry into the election campaign mode of victory sprint. From the central to local governments, from the mayor to the 32-member candidate team, everyone took their positions and shouldered the responsibility together, showing the momentum of the Tainan team, one stick after another, and marching forward bravely.

Chen Tingfei mentioned that they are currently continuing to vote together at intersections, and starting from November, they will ride an iron horse with the parliamentary candidates to visit every corner of the constituency to make a final sprint for the election.

Chen Tingfei also mentioned the organizational structure of the general election. Honorary chairmen Lai Qingde, chairperson Huang Weizhe, deputy chairmen are all Tainan legislators and speaker Qiu Lili, who are also supervisors of each district. The director general is Lin Zhizhan, the chairman of the municipal party committee, the deputy director general is the candidate of each council member, and the executive director is served by councilor Chen Yizhen.

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  • Chen Tingfei’s campaign headquarters will be officially established on the 11th of this month and an inaugural meeting will be held.

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