The DPP's election campaign heated up yesterday afternoon as enthusiastic young members declared themselves devoted to the party during a campaign rally at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
The DPP's Youth Development Department launched the "DPP Youth Camouflage Corp" with the goal of promoting party candidates.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
The "camouflage corporation" was divided into four teams from northern, central, southern and eastern Taiwan. Team members consist of at least 200 students from more than 60 colleges nationwide. They call themselves "democracy protectors of generation `e'" (younger than generation X and better connected electronically) and will do whatever it takes to stop "black-gold" politics.
"The DPP is a young political party," said Wu Nai-jen (吳乃仁), the DPP secretary general. "We love to give young people chances and let them show their passion and enthusiasm for politics. We encourage the younger generation to give it a shot and participate in political activities instead of being afraid of making mistakes."
DPP staff members Hsiao Bi-khim (
The KMT launched a similar group of young people eight days ago called the "KMT Youth Corp" to campaign for the party. Unlike the DPP's rally yesterday, the KMT's young members campaigned on their scooters.
The DPP has nominated ten candidates to run for legislative seats in Taipei City constituencies.
The five candidates for the city's northern constituency are Luo Wen-chia (羅文嘉), the former vice chairman of the Council for Cultural Affairs; former National Assembly Representative Lan Shih-tsung (藍世聰) and incumbent legislators Wang Hsueh-feng (王雪峰), Lin Chung-mo (林重謨) and Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰).
The five candidates for the southern constituency are Taipei City councilors Tuan Yi-kang (段宜康), Chou Po-ya (周柏雅) and Lan Mei-chin (藍美津); political analyst Julian Kuo (郭正亮) and incumbent lawmaker Shen Fu-hsiung (沈富雄).
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