You, asked by the press whether Lee would stump for him, said he would welcome Lee's efforts to stand up for him though he hasn't been able to confirm whether Lee, now a close partner of the DPP's, would make a last-ditch effort to stump for him.
Due to the sensitive timing of the by-election, which is seven months ahead of next year's presidential election, the Hualien County Commissioner election received unprecedented attention from the media.
In order to siphon off any chances that the pan-blue camp might attempt to buy votes -- a practice rampant in Hualien the DPP has tightened prosecutorial enforcement to prevent any possible bribery, including curbing the hog-slaughtering feasts in Aboriginal festivals as they are usually manipulated to harbor vote-buying activities.
However, both Hsieh and Wu said that the judicial system is being used for partisan purposes to favor the DPP.
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