Chiayi County Councilor Jiang Meihong questioned and refuted the "back bone" and her son Jiang Junxiang ran for election without party membership

Chiayi County Councilor Jiang Meihong of the Democratic Progressive Party, who has served for six terms, is 75 years old and is the oldest current councilor in Chiayi County. She handed over the baton to her son Jiang Junxiang in the local elections at the end of the year. However, Jiang Junxiang did not participate in the party nomination registration and ran for the fourth election without party membership. Jiang Meihong, a county councilor in the constituency (Puzi, Dongshi, Liujiao), said at the last county political general inquiry at the county assembly today that she and her son were rumored to be "backbones", but the party did not invite or coordinate. "If you say I am a backbone, I will never agree."

The Chiayi County Party Headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party stated that Jiang Junxiang ran for election as a county councilor without party membership. The case has been discussed by the executive committee and submitted to the jury for ruling and punishment.

Jiang Meihong said that she was not invited to the party's relevant election activities and was directly excluded. She did not violate the party. The current council member Huang Kuanjun (the non-party candidate for Mayor Puzi) was a colleague. She was invited to the service office when it was established. The next day there were rumors that she was biased towards the Kuomintang and Huang Wenfeng (Huang Kuangjun's father). "You can say that I am a disloyal person, but I will never agree."

Jiang Meihong said that since the announcement of the handover, no one has come to her home to discuss whether she should run or whether Jiang Junxiang should run. However, she claimed that they visited her twice, but she refused, and even said that she was "attached to a powerful position." Now Jiang Junxiang is running as an independent, and the party has not given him a stage. He seeks support from others. "Is it wrong?" There are even malicious slanderous comments on online communities, calling Jiang Junxiang's "unknown father."

Jiang Junxiang said that he had already been "kicked out" by the party in the year-end parliamentary election, so he ran for election without a party. As for the untrue remarks such as "unknown father", he has filed a complaint with the police. He said that he did not consider party factions and prioritized the needs of the people, and continued to serve Dongshi, Puzi, Liujiao and others. Although this is his first time running for office, he has accumulated 11 years of local service experience. He calls himself the "most experienced newcomer". In the future, he will continue to go to the grassroots, listen to public opinion, and accept the test of the villagers. He asks the villagers to give young people the opportunity to take on the responsibility, so that services can continue and the local area can move forward.