Residents on the second and third floor of an apartment building in Chunghwa Borough (中華) in New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店) have long been known in the area for their interesting interaction while upholding basic democratic values of tolerance and respect.
Neighbors said that the residents on the second and third floor are loyal supporters of their political parties, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Despite hanging party flags and national flags outside their windows as a show of support for their parties, the two families are respectful of one another, residents said, adding that the flags are usually changed to new ones whenever an election season approaches.
Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Taipei Times
No one is certain of who started the flag tradition, but over the past decade, the two households have worked to ensure that their political party obtained the advantage in visible support, neighbors said.
“The situation has often been the subject of photographs taken by passers-by, who see the neighbors’ ardent support for their political parties while adhering to democratic ideals,” neighbors said.
Residents said that due to the large population of teachers, civil servants and military personnel in the area, Sindian has been seen as pro-KMT.
However, in recent years the influx of new residents, as well as the increasing practice of “voting for a candidate and not for a political party,” the gap between the number of votes garnered by the KMT and the DPP is rapidly shrinking, neighbors said.
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