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BackPenghu County Magistrate 6 grabs 1! Xu Zhifu ran for election without a party and established a warm-hearted concert-style competition
Penghu County Magistrate 6 grabs 1! Xu Zhifu ran for election without a party and established a warm-hearted concert-style competition
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Penghu County Magistrate 6 grabs 1! Xu Zhifu ran for election without a party and established a warm-hearted concert-style competition

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  • Non-party candidate for Penghu County Magistrate Xu Zhifu established a campaign headquarters on the 8th and held a warm concert to attract hundreds of people to support him.
  • With rich administrative experience, he called for the change of generations.
  • Faced with the controversy over bail for allegedly violating the election and recall law, he publicly declared that he would never withdraw from the election, adding variables to the 6-1 election.

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Why It Matters

Xu Zhifu, a non-party member, is running for Penghu County Magistrate. He has served as deputy county magistrate and other positions. This year, he entered the election campaign as a non-party member. He is also facing controversy over the bail of cultural and creative items for allegedly violating the election and recall law.

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Independent candidate for Penghu County Magistrate Xu Zhifu established a campaign headquarters.

The independent candidate for Penghu County Magistrate Xu Zhifu established his campaign headquarters today (8th). Although it coincided with the establishment of the campaign headquarters of Penghu County Magistrate candidate Wu Shujin of the Democratic Progressive Party, and President Lai Qingde crossed the sea to support Wu, Xu Zhifu established the campaign headquarters in the warm concert style, and hundreds of supporters still showed up to support it. It has become a key force that cannot be ignored in the 6-to-1 election for Penghu County Magistrate, and may influence the final vote outcome of each camp.

Xu Zhifu was born in Wai'an, Xiyu. He once served as secretary of the Xiyu Township Office. He was promoted by former county magistrate Lai Fengwei to serve as deputy county magistrate, construction director and civil affairs director of Penghu County. He also served as chairman of the Penghu County Election Committee and Penghu County Cultural Affairs Bureau. The chairman of the foundation and the chairman of the Penghu County Meat Market have quite complete administrative experience. This time he is running for the election of Penghu County Magistrate. With his young, innovative and energetic image, he hopes to win the recognition of the new generation and complete the change of generations.

Xu once joined the Taiwan People's Party and served as the chairman of the Penghu County Party Committee of the Taiwan People's Party. In 2022, he ran for the Penghu County 1st Electoral District (Magong City) on behalf of the People's Party, but failed by a high vote. In 2026, he announced that he would run for Penghu County Magistrate as a non-party member. The outside world believes that there is behind-the-scenes help from former county magistrate Lai Fengwei, but can it be converted into votes? It remains to be seen after the ticket is issued.

In addition, Xu Zhifu's cultural and creative gadgets are eye-catching and have become the target of competition from all walks of life. However, this has also made Xu Zhifu the target of investigation and investigation. On the grounds that he violated the election and recall law and exceeded the legal value of 30 yuan, the court ordered him to post a bail of 100,000 yuan pending summons, triggering an election storm. Afterwards, Xu Zhifu publicly declared that he would never withdraw from the election. A campaign headquarters was established to represent his determination to participate in the election to the end, which also planted variables for the Penghu County Magistrate election.

Xu Zhifu's campaign headquarters was established and held in a warm concert mode.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Xu Zhifu will run to the end to compete for Penghu County Magistrate

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What will be the subsequent judicial verdict on Xu Zhifu’s cultural and creative objects dispute?
  • Can Lai Fengwei’s behind-the-scenes support be translated into actual votes?

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This article was originally published by 自由时报.

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