The 59-year-old former Council of Labor minister and human rights activist said she had confidence in Taiwan, and that “Taiwanese have the ability to measure up to international [challenges].”
Tsai said that for her own run in Sinbei City, she would work to give residents “hope for the future,” and refrain from empty election slogans.
“Through quality governance, I will help them get back their pride as Sinbei City residents,” she said.
The 53-year-old Tsai, who has a background in law and used to be vice premier, has said that Sinbei City would be an ideal place to carry out the DPP's “10-year political master plan,” which includes policies dealing with the environment, social issues and the economy.
Calling the Nov. 27 elections “the most important in the history of the DPP,” Tsai said her party would aim for a perfect five out of five showing.
In response to the DPP’s pledge to win November's elections and “lay siege to the central government” by grabbing the reins of power at local government level, KMT spokesman Su Jun-pin (蘇俊賓) said the DPP's thinking was “outdated,” perpetuating the idea of confrontations with the central government.
“Taiwanese care about the competitiveness of their cities and the future of Taiwan. The DPP should cooperate with the KMT and look to the central government to help promote the prosperity of the local governments,” he said.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY MO YAN-CHIH
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