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Back|Controversy over application for palace lantern flag in New Taipei mayoral election: Li Yuxiang accuses Li Sichuan team of going berserk on the spot, KMT counterattacks by Su Qiaohui camp's secret recording and smear campaign
Controversy over application for palace lantern flag in New Taipei mayoral election: Li Yuxiang accuses Li Sichuan team of going berserk on the spot, KMT counterattacks by Su Qiaohui camp's secret recording and smear campaign
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Controversy over application for palace lantern flag in New Taipei mayoral election: Li Yuxiang accuses Li Sichuan team of going berserk on the spot, KMT counterattacks by Su Qiaohui camp's secret recording and smear campaign

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  • New Taipei City Councilor Li Yuxiang accused KMT mayoral candidate Li Sichuan's team of going crazy at the Wugu District Public Office Selection Palace Lantern Flag Coordination Meeting, demanding that the number of applications be adjusted from 75 to 100 groups, but the office issued 75 groups based on the application results.
  • The Kuomintang New Taipei City Party Headquarters counterattacked, saying that Su Qiaohui applied for 300 teams, while Li Sichuan's team only applied for 75.
  • It also accused Su Qiaohui's camp of stealing recordings and taking quotes out of context to discredit Li Sichuan's team, and demanded that Li Yuxiang publicly apologize to his female assistant.

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Why It Matters

The New Taipei City mayoral election is in full swing. Palace lantern flags are traditional election propaganda items. The number of applications often becomes the focus of resource allocation for candidates. The district office will issue them based on the application results. If the applications exceed the total amount, they will be allocated evenly.

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The New Taipei City mayoral election continues to be fought between blue and green. DPP New Taipei City Councilor Li Yuxiang accused today (2nd) that the Wugu District Office held an election palace lantern flag coordination meeting to announce the candidate application results. The KMT mayoral candidate Li Sichuan's team only applied for 75 groups, and the office issued them in accordance with regulations. Unexpectedly, Li's team discovered that DPP mayoral candidate Su Qiaohui "actually went crazy on the spot" after applying for 100 groups, and asked the office to change Li Sichuan's number to 100 groups. The New Taipei City Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang responded that Su Qiaohui applied for 300 groups, while Li Sichuan's team only applied for 75 groups.

Li Yuxiang said that the method of applying for palace lantern flags has been in place for a long time. In every election, candidates can submit applications to the district office. Everyone hopes that the more the better, so Su Qiaohui applied for 300 groups and he applied for 200 groups. Other KMT parliamentary candidates applied for as many as 450 groups, and there were also candidates from the blue camp who applied. Please apply for 100 groups, and the office will allocate the numbers evenly according to the demand. However, Li Sichuan's camp only filled in 75 groups at the beginning, and of course the result was only 75 groups. Others who applied for a larger number were approved with higher numbers. "So this is obviously Li Sichuan's team, which did not do its homework at this application stage."

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Li Yuxiang questioned that the representative of Li Sichuan's team "went crazy" at the coordination meeting and allegedly asked the office to increase the number of palace lantern flags from 75 to 100 sets. The representative of Li Yuxiang's team protested on the spot that it was not in compliance with the regulations. He also asked the office to administer according to law. Fortunately, the office ultimately adhered to the principle of administration according to law and finally awarded 75 sets to Li Sichuan's team according to the application results.

The New Taipei City Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang counterattacked, claiming that the Su Qiaohui camp secretly recorded the recording and used it out of context to smear Li Sichuan's team for "going crazy". The representative Li Yuxiang accused was a "Wugu District party cadre", so there was no such thing as Li Sichuan's team going crazy or showing official authority; there are 600 people in Wugu District You can apply for palace lantern flags, and Su Qiaohui applied for 300 sets, which is three times the number stipulated by the office. "As for the on-site personnel to coordinate and balance the actual number of hanging flags, the assistant of the Su camp openly pressured the office to prevent Li Sichuan's team from increasing the number. The one who really exerted official power was the Su Qiaohui camp."

Li Yuxiang issued a live recording to counter Lanying's statement. He said that the other party asked his female assistant to record the recording during the coordination meeting. Later, the Kuomintang Ministry issued a statement saying that they secretly recorded it, which was puzzling. Moreover, representatives of Li Sichuan's team usually wore Li Sichuan's team uniforms during local trips. Li Sichuan should come out and make it clear. He asked Lanying and Li Sichuan to publicly apologize to his female assistant.

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  • The New Taipei City Election Commission will intervene to investigate whether the on-site order and application procedures of the coordination meeting comply with regulations.

    Possible · Within weeks

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  • ?Is there really any voice conflict or voice request at the coordination meeting?
  • ?Are the audio files provided by Li Yuxiang complete and unedited?
  • ?Does the Wugu District Office have clear written regulations limiting the upper limit for applications for palace lantern flags?

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  • New Taipei City Councilor Li Yuxiang accused KMT mayoral candidate Li Sichuan's team of going crazy at the Wugu District Public Office Selection Palace Lantern Flag Coordination Meeting, demanding that the number of applications be adjusted from 75 to 100 groups, but the office issued 75 groups based on the application results.
  • The Kuomintang New Taipei City Party Headquarters counterattacked, saying that Su Qiaohui applied for 300 teams, while Li Sichuan's team only applied for 75.
  • It also accused Su Qiaohui's camp of stealing recordings and taking quotes out of context to discredit Li Sichuan's team, and demanded that Li Yuxiang publicly apologize to his female assistant.

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