The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) yesterday unveiled two limited-edition sets of campaign memorabilia, each including a T-shirt, a cap, a towel, and an eco-friendly canvas bag and beverage cup bag.
The packages differ in design, with one bearing the logo of the party, which was founded by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) in August, while the other features “Reset Taiwan” — a slogan expressing the goal of reshaping the political culture and winning seats in the Legislative Yuan, the TPP said.
Each package will be sold for NT$2,020, with only 1,500 of each available, it said.
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The products are all made in Taiwan, as it is the party’s way to show love for the nation, TPP spokeswoman Chen Su-yu (陳思宇) said, adding that the price was to encourage more people to go to the polls and cast their party vote for the TPP in Jan. 11’s legislative elections.
In related developments, the exits of Tsai Pi-ju (蔡壁如), the fifth candidate on the TPP’s legislator-at-large nomination list, and Huang Ching-ying, the 13th — took effect yesterday after they tendered their resignations last week as Taipei City Government adviser and deputy spokeswoman respectively to focus on campaign events.
The first candidate on the list, Taipei Department of Labor Commissioner Lai Hsiang-lin (賴香伶), has not resigned, but has taken leave due to an unfinished review session in the city council.
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