As there are only 30 days left until the nine-in-one local elections on Nov. 29, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday called on all the party’s members and elected officials to mobilize all resources to work for victory.
Standing with all the party’s nominees for mayors and county commissioners in the elections — all of them wearing dark gray jackets — Tsai vowed to fight for the party’s final victory with a smile of confidence on her face.
“We have only 30 days left until election day. During these 30 days, we have to put out all our efforts for our final victory,” Tsai told a press conference after the weekly DPP Central Standing Committee meeting.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
“The victory that we are aiming for is not only a victory for the DPP, but victory for all the people of Taiwan,” she added.
Tsai said the party’s objectives in winning is to bring a high quality of life for the entire nation, to secure food safety and to ensure that everyone in the nation could live without worries.
“I hereby call on all the DPP’s elected officials, representatives and staff members to collaborate with campaign efforts, make sure that they get every vote they could possibly get, and win every seat that they could win,” Tsai said.
“In order to prevent vote-buying and other campaign irregularities, we have created an ‘anti-irregularity group’ and have a group of lawyers standing by,” she added.
“We have also launched training sessions for ballot observers, to prevent any inappropriate acts from happening at polling stations,” she said.
Tsai appealed to everyone living in Taiwan who is still hopeful about the future to stand united and express their voices and wishes through their votes.
“Let’s bid farewell to malicious, incapable and irresponsible politics, and bring Taiwan back onto the right track,” Tsai said.
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