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BackKo Wenzhe calls on young voters to return to their hometowns to vote and support Zhang Qikai’s candidacy for mayor of Chiayi
Ko Wenzhe calls on young voters to return to their hometowns to vote and support Zhang Qikai’s candidacy for mayor of Chiayi
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Ko Wenzhe calls on young voters to return to their hometowns to vote and support Zhang Qikai’s candidacy for mayor of Chiayi

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  • Ko Wenzhe, the founding chairman of the People’s Party, promoted mayoral candidate Zhang Qikai in the Chiayi City auxiliary election.
  • He pointed out that there were about 40,000 young voters in the North Piao and the South Piao, which would significantly affect the election results.
  • He called on supporters to return to their hometowns to vote on November 28.

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Why It Matters

In the Chiayi mayoral election, Blue and White recommended Zhang Qikai to run, and People's Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe went to assist the election. The management rights of Huiyi Forest Village were recently taken over by Yanbo International Tourism Co., Ltd. The original private team was taken back by Lintie and the Cultural Resources Management Office due to problems.

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People's Party founding chairman Ke Wenzhe went to Chiayi City for five days starting from the 14th to assist in the election of Chiayi mayoral candidate Zhang Qikai, who is co-sponsored by the blue and white parties. Baiying is trying to grab young votes. Ke has issued a mobilization order, hoping that Xiaocao can quickly book a ticket to return to his hometown to vote on November 28. Ke was interviewed today and said that the turnout in Jiashi City determines the outcome of the election. There are about 40,000 votes cast by young people working in the field from the North Piao and the South Piao. These 40,000 votes should have a significant impact on the results of the mayoral election. He called on supporters to return home to vote for Zhang Qikai.

At the beginning of this year, there was a major change in the management rights of Huiyi Senhuo Village. The original private operation team that won the bid had problems. Lintie and the Cultural Resources Management Office took back the management rights and managed it themselves. Currently, Yanbo International Tourism Co., Ltd. takes over the operation. Ke Wenzhe and Zhang Qikai visited Huiyi Senhuo Village this morning to express their concern for the store owners and hope that the local economic behavior can be better and the store business will be better.

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When asked about the situation in the Jia City election, Ke Wenzhe said that the situation in the Jia City election is slowly heating up as the election day approaches. He believes that in the final stage, there will be close to five or five opponents. There is about a 10% difference in turnout between the national election and the local election, and most of this 10% is biased towards the People’s Party. For Jia City, the level of voter turnout determines the outcome of the election.

Ke Wenzhe said that there are about 40,000 votes for young people who are drifting from the north to the south in Jia City and working in other places. These 40,000 votes should have a significant impact on the results of this election. This is probably the most important factor in this election. Therefore, in the final stage, supporters are called on to return home to vote for Zhang Qikai on November 28.

Zhang Qikai said that Ke Wenzhe's visit to Jia City for the auxiliary election today is entering its third day. In the first two days, he scanned cars and went to traditional markets to ask for votes. The response was quite enthusiastic, which shows that Ke Wenzhe is still welcomed and recognized to a certain extent in Jia City, and the auxiliary election effect is very good.

Zhang Qikai emphasized that in this election, as Ke Wenzhe said, the final key to the decisive battle is that there are as many as 40,000 young people under the age of 40. Whether they are drifting north or south, they may be studying or working. Whether they come back to vote on November 28 will determine the outcome of this mayoral election. If the votes of young people come back, we can win more than 10,000 votes, and the chance of winning will be greatly improved.

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Open Questions

  • What proportion of young voters will actually return to their hometowns to vote?
  • What is the specific support gap between Zhang Qikai and his opponents?
  • What is the long-term impact of the change in the management rights of Huiyi Senhuo Village on the local economy?

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