The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has launched a campaign to improve its image with local governments ahead of November’s seven-in-one elections.
Sources said the central government plans to dispatch officials to attend the increasing amount of opening ceremonies for construction projects in pan-green areas to show residents that the government is accomplishing something.
The sources said that although the KMT did not head any of the local governments in pan-green constituencies, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who doubles as KMT chairman, has stressed that local governments must be cared for and backed by the central government regardless.
The completed projects, which have been subsidized by the central government, must not be used by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to promote the opposition party’s “successful policies,” the sources said.
The KMT has listed those DPP areas since 2008, in which the KMT will attempt to stop the DPP from taking credit for the construction projects and reaping the benefits of the central government’s investment, the sources said
Meanwhile, in a departure from the past practice of using a single template for campaign posters, the KMT has approved the customization of posters and billboards to capitalize on individual candidates’ characteristics and election appeal.
Party officials said that the customized posters would be made available for all party branches.
In addition, the KMT has also made paper fans that promote local government achievements, with one side listing the election candidate’s teams, and the other side listing the KMT’s achievements in the local governments.
Included as achievements are Greater Tainan’s Taiwan Orchid Park, Pingtung County’s Performing Arts Center, Greater Kaohsiung’s sewage construction and Yunlin County’s access roads — all regions with DPP-run local governments.
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