
The countdown to the nine-in-one general election, under the blue and white tone, the People's Party emphasized that it looks forward to seeing candidates who are capable of leading Taipei City forward.
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With the countdown to the nine-in-one general election, the Kuomintang and the People's Party maintain the blue-white tone. Whether Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan and the founding chairman of the People's Party Ko Wenzhe are on the same stage before the election has attracted much attention. The outside world is concerned about whether the "blue and white chicken" is "stealing the hen" and robbing Chiang Wanan.
Councilor Lin Zhenyu said that everyone is working in the general direction of cooperation. Regardless of whether the Taiwan People's Party has hens today, what the Taiwan People's Party wants to see is candidates who are truly capable of taking Taipei City forward. "So grabbing hens may not happen here." (Photo by reporter Sun Weirong)
The countdown to the nine-in-one election is approaching. The KMT and the People's Party in this county and city election are still based on the blue-white alliance. Not only has Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan and the founding chairman of the People's Party Ko Wenzhe been on the same stage before the election, the outside world has also paid attention to the phenomenon of "blue and white chickens" currently "stealing the hen" and robbing Chiang Wanan. In this regard, People's Party MP Lin Zhenyu pointed out today (12th) that regardless of whether the Taiwan People's Party has hens or not today, the People's Party hopes to see candidates who are truly capable of leading Taipei City forward.
People's Party Secretary-General Zhou Yuxiu led People's Party MPs Lin Zhenyu, Huang Chengying, Chen Youcheng, Zhang Zhihao, as well as parliamentary candidates Xu Fu, Wu Yixuan and others to hold a press conference today to announce their participation in the Peace of Mind Parade organized by Jiang Wanan's team.
The media also inquired about the phenomenon of "blue and white chickens" reportedly "robbing hens" to compete for Mayor Jiang Wanan. In this regard, Councilor Lin Zhenyu said that everyone is working in the general direction of cooperation. Regardless of whether the Taiwan People's Party has hens today, what the Taiwan People's Party wants to see is candidates who are truly capable of taking Taipei City forward. "So grabbing hens may not happen here."
Councilor Lin Zhenyu said that Mayor Chiang Wanan hopes to gain maximum support. She believes in Chiang Wanan's performance and the supervision of the six candidates of the Taiwan People's Party, which should be Chiang Wanan's biggest backing.

The Taipower Labor Union issued a statement on the 12th, strongly opposing the draft amendments to Articles 28 and 30 of the Air Pollution Act proposed by the Kuomintang members of the Legislative Yuan and the Popular Party Group. It believes that it will force the Taichung Power Plant’s coal-fired units to completely retire by the end of 2028, affecting regional power supply stability and energy resilience, and causing thousands of employees to be forced to relocate. The union does not rule out launching protests to surround the Legislative Yuan.

The UK government has confirmed that convictions linked to Hong Kong’s 2019 protests should generally not prevent otherwise eligible applicants from using the British National (Overseas) visa scheme, following reports that several convicted protesters had their applications rejected. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said there would now be a “presumption in favour” of ensuring protest-related convictions did not block otherwise eligible applicants.

You Yinglong, the chairman of the Central Election Committee, held a press conference to announce the election time for local public officials and the Eight Major Instructions, focusing on warning against deep fake videos and legal liability for vote bribery, and safeguarding the fairness and justice of the election.

Spokespersons for the Taitung County Governor candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party Wang Taijie, Chen Xuanyu and Chen Jinxi questioned Speaker Wu Xiuhua’s family’s optoelectronic company “Shangren Company” which is located at the Lianhang Road Service Office and is related to the green energy company “Yuxuan Green Energy” involved in the “88 shooting case”. The company has won the bid for photovoltaic facilities in 30 public buildings in Taitung. They questioned that if Wu is elected as the county magistrate, the fairness of the bidding will be affected and asked Wu to respond directly.

Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a meeting commemorating the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth. He spoke highly of Sun Yat-sen's immortal contributions to national independence, social progress, and people's happiness. He elaborated on the five requirements for learning, inheriting and carrying forward Sun Yat-sen's spirit. He also made important remarks on cross-Strait relations, national reunification, and Chinese-style modernization.

Tainan mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei of the Democratic Progressive Party rode a train to Anding and Xincheng on the 12th to vote. She talked about long-term care and sports policies, emphasizing that in the future, the energy of central long-term care should be transformed into the system Tainan needs, and that sports athletes should be taken care of like treasures. She hopes that the next Olympic light will be cultivated in Tainan.