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Chen Yizhen, a senior Tainan City council member of the Democratic Progressive Party, has announced that she will not run for re-election. Her seat in District 8 has become a focus of competition among the parties. Lin Jiannan was a local service member of the Legislative Yuan and a social affairs bureau member of the Tainan City Government. He is now running for council in this constituency.
Tainan mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party Chen Tingfei presented the battle flag to Lin Jiannan. (Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)
Tainan District 8 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lin Chien-nan held an inauguration meeting of his campaign headquarters today. With the theme of "keeping Chen Yizhen's seat" as the main theme, more than a thousand villagers poured in. Mayor Huang Weizhe, mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei, legislator Wang Dingyu, Speaker Qiu Lili, DPP South City Party Committee Chairman Lin Zhizhan and others showed up to show their support.
Lin Jiannan said that from local service in the Legislative Yuan to the Municipal Social Affairs Bureau, and then back to the local government to participate in elections, he has never left "service". Seeing more than a thousand villagers present to support and encourage him, he was not only moved, but also felt the responsibility on his shoulders. Senior local councilor Chen Yizhen announced that she would not run for election. Lin Jiannan emphasized that it was important for him to "keep Chen Yizhen's seat." It is not just a campaign slogan, but also represents a responsibility and inheritance. Facing the voting on November 28, I will grasp the final stage and travel throughout the Central and Western Districts and North Districts step by step to continue to explain my ideas to the citizens and win their recognition.
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Lin Jiannan said, "I am a newcomer, but not an inexperienced newcomer." He will accept the public test as the "most experienced newcomer" and turn the experience accumulated in the past into actions to serve the public.
In addition, Huang Zongwei, Su Peiyu, Chen Boren, Xu Yiping, Chen Jiabao and others have registered to run for the district chief election in South Central District Serving the village, Chen Boren also devoted himself to class service when he was in school. He was nicknamed "Li Changbo" by teachers and students at that time. Because of this, he planted the seeds of entering politics in his heart at that time. This year, when the age limit for running for election was reached, he decided to have the courage to try and realize his dream of becoming the Li Changbo.
Lin Jiannan's presidential campaign was established, and many democratic representatives came to the scene to support and advocate for Chen Yizhen's position. (Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Lin Jiannan will visit all the neighborhoods in the Central and Western Districts and North Districts before the polling day on November 28.
Very likely · Within weeks
Chan Boren will gain more support from older voters
Likely · Within weeks

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