The Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Jiang Qicheng stated today that the written agreement is very clear. He received the KMT headquarters' nomination agreement matters immediately, and he carefully signed and returned it to the KMT headquarters. This was on February 1st. On February 6th, he did not attend any second coordination meeting. The only coordination meeting he attended was on January 16th. As for whether there were other coordination meetings, he was not aware of them and was not informed.
Jiang Qicheng mentioned that yesterday he saw a message released by the KMT headquarters, which surprised him because it contradicted the content of the signed agreement. In the agreement he signed, it clearly states that the public opinion poll would be conducted before the end of March, and the date of the public opinion poll and related institutions would not be disclosed. However, the news message said that the public opinion poll would be conducted in the last week of March. The meanings of "before the end of March" and "the last week of March" are different. "Before the end of March" does not only refer to the week from March 25th to 31st, and announcing the date of the public opinion poll clearly does not conform to the definition of "before the end of March."
Jiang Qicheng believes that since both parties have signed and sealed the agreement, the KMT headquarters' agreement matters should be followed according to the written document. This can avoid unnecessary disputes. He emphasized that he did not participate in any second coordination meeting, so no agreement was reached about conducting the public opinion poll between March 25th and 31st.
As for whether he thinks the release of the schedule may affect external interference in the public opinion poll, Jiang Qicheng said that regardless of the circumstances, the signed and sealed documents are taken very seriously, and everything should be carried out according to the signed content. The content of the written agreement is clear and explicit, and we should not allow the outside world to find space to make comments.
Additionally, KMT legislator Yang Qiongying said today in an interview that she respects the KMT's nomination mechanism consistently. Due to the fact that Yang Qiongying released a press statement yesterday mentioning that the public opinion poll would be conducted from March 25th to 31st, she stated today that the KMT headquarters released a message yesterday, hoping to reassure the grassroots members and clarify the system. She emphasized that she often meets with Jiang Qicheng during campaign events, and their interactions are good. Their goal is only to unite Taizhong and move forward together.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856440115914187/
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