The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday completed its primaries for the year-end mayoral and county commissioner elections, and announced nominees for six electoral districts.
According to the primary results, former DPP vice chairman Chiu Tai-san (
Although his competitor, former DPP legislator Lin Feng-hsi (
Lin refused to concede his defeat in the primary, and threatened to resign from his post of National Assembly delegate.
In the primaries, six counties and cities were contested for by DPP candidates. After completing two polls six nominees were confirmed yesterday.
In Ilan County, former minister of justice Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) will seek the chance to head the county government that he led before. Hsinchu City Councilor Cheng Kwai-yuan (鄭貴元) and the Legislator-at-large Tsai Huang-liang (蔡煌瑯) will campaign for the top posts in Hsinchu City and Nantou County. In Yunlin County, former DPP legislator Su Chih-fen (蘇治芬) will campaign for the commissionership.
Taipei has once again made it to the top 100 in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025 report, moving up five places from last year to 60. The annual index, which was published last month, evaluated 1,000 of the most populated metropolises based on five indices — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. New York maintained its top spot this year, placing first in the economics index thanks to the strength of its vibrant financial industry and economic stability. Taipei ranked 263rd in economics, 44th in human capital, 15th in quality of life, 284th for environment and 75th in governance,
The Sports Administration yesterday demanded an apology from the national table tennis association for barring 17-year-old Yeh Yi-tian (葉伊恬) from competing in the upcoming World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash tournament in Las Vegas this July. The sports agency said in a statement that the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association (CTTTA) must explain to the public why it withdrew Yeh from the WTT tournament in Las Vegas. The sports agency said it contacted the association to express its disapproval of the decision-making process after receiving a complaint from Yeh’s coach, Chuang
Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) tendered his resignation last night, admitting that he had misused a government vehicle, as reported by media. His resignation was immediately accepted by the Control Yuan. In a statement explaining why he had resigned, Lee apologized for using a Control Yuan vehicle to transport his dog to a pet grooming salon on May 20. The issue first came to light late last month, when TVBS News reported that Lee had instructed his driver to take the dog to the salon. The news channel broadcast photos that it said were taken by an unnamed whistle-blower, which purportedly showed the
Democratic Progressive Party caucus chief executive Rosalia Wu, front, grabs the pennant in a dragon boat race hosted by Qu Yuan Temple in the Shuanghsi River in Taipei’s Beitou District yesterday.
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