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BackCountdown to the Taichung election: Blue, green, white and orange will be all over tomorrow, and Korean Yu Hou Youyi and Lu Xiuyan will join forces
Countdown to the Taichung election: Blue, green, white and orange will be all over tomorrow, and Korean Yu Hou Youyi and Lu Xiuyan will join forces
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Countdown to the Taichung election: Blue, green, white and orange will be all over tomorrow, and Korean Yu Hou Youyi and Lu Xiuyan will join forces

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  • The Taichung mayor and city council elections have entered the last two months, and tomorrow (4th) the blue, green, white and orange camps will hold large-scale rallies.
  • The Kuomintang Jiang Qichen's presidential election will be established, which will recreate the combination of "bald man, man, and swallow"; the Democratic Progressive Party He Xinchun held a mountain city rally party, and the People's First Party and the People's Party also have auxiliary election schedules.

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Why It Matters

As the nine-in-one election campaign enters the last two months, candidates from various political parties in Taichung City are actively setting up campaign headquarters and building momentum.

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Democratic Progressive Party Taichung mayoral candidate He Xinchunjin and city councilor Zhang Yuyan established a joint campaign headquarters.

Two months before the nine-in-one election, Taichung City will have a grand battle of blue, green, white and orange on the 4th. KMT mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen has set up a campaign headquarters, which will recreate the combination of Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan, the "bald man, the man, and the swallow". ; He Xinchun, the Taichung mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, held a Bungo Tanya God and Mountain City campaign party. People People's Party Chairman James Soong will once again recruit Taichung City Councilor candidate Huang Chaoyuan for the People's Party to stand; People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang will also stand for the party's City Councilor candidate Lian Xiaohua.

Jiang Qichen has set up a campaign headquarters tomorrow morning. In addition to the general election committee chairman Lu Xiuyan, he also strongly invites Han Guoyu and Hou Youyi to support each other. This will be the first time since the nine-in-one election that the "bald man, man, and swallow" combined the campaign lineup. Former Taichung Mayor Hu Zhiqiang will also be present. Jiang Qichen hopes to show the success of "three generations of mayors in the same frame".

Ho Xinchun has set up a campaign headquarters on September 12, and will hold a Bungo Tanya God and Sanseong campaign party tomorrow night. In addition to seeking support from city council candidates in the same district, Presidential Secretary Pan Meng'an, Transportation Minister Chen Shikai and campaign chairman Cai Qichang will all be present to support.

People First Party Chairman James Soong will set up a platform for parliamentary candidate Huang Chaoyuan to run for the presidential election tomorrow. This is the second time he has supported Huang Chaoyuan in the past two weeks. Huang Guochang will also attend the founding ceremony of Lien Xiaohua's presidential campaign tomorrow, including Lu Xiuyan and Jiang Qichen. They will be present to show the momentum of Taichung's blue and white alliance.

Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen will hold the inaugural meeting of the presidential election on October 4. It is expected that he will reappear the trio of Legislative Yuan Hanguo-yu, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan, the "bald man, the man, and the swallow".

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Jiang Qichen will hold the establishment meeting of the campaign headquarters on October 4.

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • What is the specific number of participants in each formation-building campaign?
  • What is the actual influence of Blue and White in the Taichung City Council election?

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