
The Chiayi County Mayor election is heating up. Legislative Yuan Guoyu went to Chiayi County this afternoon to support independent candidate Wu Pinrui.
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The Chiayi County Mayor election is heating up. Independent candidate Wu Pinrui has won support from the opposition coalition. Legislative Director Han Guoyu made a special trip to the platform.
The election for Chiayi County Mayor is heating up. Legislative Director Han Guoyu went to Chiayi County this afternoon to support Wu Pinrui, the non-partisan Chiayi County Mayor candidate of the "Opposition Alliance". He said that this battle is like "a small shrimp fighting a big whale." He praised Wu Pinrui for his courage and emphasized that there is a serious population outflow in Chiayi County. To sell things and attract people to come in, we need county magistrate candidates like Wu Pinrui to lead the great economic development of Chiayi County in the next four years.
This afternoon, Hanguo-yu first paid homage to An Gong in Puzi Town, and then walked 200 meters and 15 minutes to Wu Pinrui’s campaign headquarters with Wu Pinrui, former Kuomintang legislator Weng Chongjun and a number of "Opposition Alliance" township mayors, district chiefs, and representative candidates. Along the way, "Come on, President!" and "Wu Pinrui's frozen garlic!" were heard constantly.
Han Guoyu praised Wu Pinrui's bright eyes and good spirit. He also called Weng Chongjun his "classmate" when he entered the Legislative Yuan as a legislator in 1992. He said with envy, "Chongjun, why do you have so much hair?" which caused a roar of laughter.
Han Guoyu said that Wu Pinrui's candidacy for county magistrate under difficult circumstances was like "a small shrimp fighting a big whale", and she asked the villagers to be her backers; Yunlin and Chiayi counties are facing serious population outflow problems, and many children stay to work in farming, fishing, and grassroots work. It is very hard and they have no choice but to leave.
He said that Yunjia's economy cannot develop, and the next generation can only develop and work hard in other counties and cities. Chiayi County is an agricultural county, and things must be sold and people must be attracted in. An excellent county government team needs the cooperation of excellent congressmen and central legislators; TSMC is stationed in In the Chiayi Science Park, many technology industries have also come to Yunlin County to explore. Yunjia has advantages such as land, water, and future electricity. If Wu Pinrui is elected as county magistrate, he will be the number one publicist in Chiayi County, attracting investment, promoting products, and attracting tourists to travel to Chiayi.
Han Guoyu said that Taiwanese politics can be full of truth, goodness and beauty. Don't smear and spread rumors every election. He hopes that everyone will promote Taiwan's democratic politics in a good way. Wu Pinrui is full of energy and asks for the support of her fellow villagers to lead Chiayi County in the next four years. If something happens in Chiayi, he will work hard for Chiayi in the Legislative Yuan.
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