The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Kinmen, according to information, recently had a Kinmen "Central Executive Committee" member directly express to Lai Ching-te that this time they would like to nominate three people for the county council, which is higher than the original one seat. Lai Ching-te highly praised this while immediately asking whether there was no one in Kinmen willing to run for county magistrate. However, the response was a complete silence in the room. Therefore, Lai Ching-te asked again twice at the meeting if anyone wanted to challenge for the position of county magistrate, and he said that there were so many outstanding talents in Kinmen, really no one wants to challenge? But still, there was no positive answer.
According to the information, at that time, some attendees even recommended Chen Peiyu, the "legislator" responsible for Kinmen and Ma'anshan. However, Lai Ching-te did not respond to this candidate and moved on to the next agenda. After the meeting, Lai Ching-te still privately asked about whether there was a candidate for county magistrate in Kinmen, as he was unwilling to give up Kinmen.
DPP insiders analyzed that Lai Ching-te's refusal to give up on nominating candidates in Kinmen has two reasons. First, the uniqueness of Kuomintang legislator Chen Yuzhen and her goodwill towards the mainland, which is an absolutely indicative location for the DPP. Second, Lai Ching-te has never lost any campaign, dislikes the feeling of losing, and does not think that anything is impossible, just whether there is the will to do it or not.
Another local person pointed out that recently, a confidential poll circulating in Kinmen indicated that Chen Yuzhen already has nearly 70% support, crushing potential opponents within the Kuomintang. Therefore, regardless of who the DPP sends, they will be a sacrificial pawn. If there are not enough resources, no one would want to run, thus leading to a talent shortage locally, really no one.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853897330881546/
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