Kaohsiung Zuonan District City Council Candidate Suspected of Cheating, Issues Statement Emphasizing Poor Communication and Handling

Chen Shanhui, who succeeded her father as city councilor, and Chen Guanyu, who ran for councilor of Zuonan District in Kaohsiung City, are suspected of being involved in cheating. In response, he issued a statement on the evening of the 14th, emphasizing that the communication and handling at the time were not thorough, and he was willing to take responsibility and express his sincere apology to the other party.

A woman said on the "Crisp" platform that an independent candidate in Zuonan District, Kaohsiung, had been with her for almost four years and had an affair in 2024, but she didn't know about it until November 13 this year. "The other party is now asking me to show my superiority and give him the last bit of tenderness." He also pointed out that after the mistress knew about it, his attitude was quite good at first, but later he said that it was not certain who the mistress was. "After hiding it for two years, I must not have expected that I would find out before the election!"

Since only three of the city councilors running for election in Zuonan District this year are non-party members, excluding one who is a woman and one who is 58 years old, netizens speculate that 30-year-old Chen Guanyu is the most suspect.

In this regard, Chen Guanyu issued a statement on the "Crisp" platform tonight, admitting that the relationship between the two parties was gradually estranged at that time. He "subjectively believed that the relationship was over, but failed to clearly express the decision to break up to the other party, resulting in a gap in the understanding of the relationship between the two parties." He was willing to take responsibility for the inadequate communication and handling at the time and expressed his sincere apology to the other party.

Chen Guanyu emphasized that as a public figure, he understands and respects the scrutiny and expectations of all sectors of society, and will face relevant doubts in a responsible manner. However, personal and private matters should be properly handled by the parties concerned, and should not affect the team's election operations and the efforts of all partners, nor should it obscure the election's focus on public policy and local development. "In view of the fact that the incident involves the privacy of the parties involved, we kindly ask all walks of life to respect the relevant parties, view the information rationally and verify the information carefully to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and harm caused by unconfirmed speculations."

Chen Guanyu's father is Zuonan District City Councilor Chen Shanhui. He was elected to the 3rd and 4th terms of the Kaohsiung City Council. This year he announced that he would give up running for re-election and that Chen Guanyu would take over. The outside world originally expected that he would take over the votes of his father from the old tribe in Youchang, and his chances of being elected were quite high. However, at the end of October, Chen Shanhui was suspected of being involved in the green energy photovoltaic and wasteland removal fraud cases, and was bailed out by the Qiaotou District Court for 2.5 million yuan. Now Chen Guanyu is involved in a suspected cheating incident, making the election even worse.