Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) spokesman Su Jun-pin (蘇俊賓) will represent the party in one of Greater Tainan’s five electoral districts, the KMT said as it finalized its fourth round of legislative election nominations yesterday.
Su, who has served as the head of Taoyuan County’s Environmental Protection Bureau, said he would spare no effort to win his contest in Tainan, a traditional pan-green stronghold.
“The Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] should not assume that it would be natural for voters in the south to support DPP candidates ... I will seek support from voters in the city with humility and sincerity,” he said yesterday at KMT headquarters.
Su shrugged off a challenge from former Tainan mayor Hsu Tain-tsair (許添財) to his legislative election bid as “more difficult than landing on the moon” and promised to bring changes to the historical city if elected.
In response to complaints from some local politicians about the KMT nominating Su without going through a primary process, Su said he would visit local politicians and grassroots groups to seek their support, calling for party unity in the upcoming elections.
The KMT’s Central Standing Committee will approve Su’s nomination as well as other legislative candidates in the fourth-round nomination list. The party still needs to finalize candidates in 14 electoral districts.
Su declined to comment on whether the party could complete the nomination of all candidates by Saturday, when the party will hold its national congress in Greater Taichung and use the occasion to campaign for President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and his running mate, Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義).
The KMT could face challenges from party delegates at the congress if it does not speed up negotiations and finalize the legislative nominations.
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