With almost no hope of being elected today, two independent candidates for Kaohsiung mayor, Shih Ming-te (
"I am lonely, I am by myself, but I am right," said Shih, who insisted his proposal to develop Kaohsiung City as an international trade port is best for the city's residents.
Knowing in his heart that he would not win the election, Shih, a former DPP chairman, thanked his supporters by leading a campaign motorcade to tour the city.
Shih, who spent a quarter of a century in prison due to his pro-democracy and pro-independence stance during the martial law era and has been compared in Taiwan to Nelson Mandela, still called on people not to give up their ideals.
Shih had criticized the way the other candidates had conducted their campaigns, saying their behavior had brought shame on the election.
"I refuse to stand with them on the same stage. I despise all of you," Shih told his campaign rivals during a televised debate on Sunday.
Last night the pioneer of Taiwan democracy led his supporters and fellow victims of the Kaohsiung Incident in a commemorative walk by torchlight to the scene of the notorious crackdown on human rights activists in 1979. Shih was jailed after the incident.
Shih spoke of his wish to arouse the spirit of democracy. He also said yesterday that he would leave Kaohsiung after the election.
Meanwhile, former interior minister Chang conducted a campaign motorcade all day to try to win over undecided voters.
"Many voters have still not decided who to vote for. The undecided are people who dislike the candidates from the major parties because they are all tainted by corruption," she said.
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