A coalition of citizen groups leading the recall campaign against Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi on Sunday set up a headquarters in Fu’s constituency in Hualien over the weekend to rally support, and assist eligible voters to return home and cast their vote on July 26.
At the office’s opening in Jian Township (吉安), the coalition unveiled the theme for the campaign: “Vote Yes in the Recall Vote, Love Hualien, Support Taiwan,” and invited people to write their wishes for the future of Hualien on the walls, which were decorated with pastel paper stickers.
Prominent Hualien campaigner and retired teacher Yeh Chun-lien (葉春蓮) said: “Taiwan is my country. If communist China takes over Taiwan, none of us will be able to live freely under it.”
Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei Times
“Not even Fu Kun-chi can live under Chinese rule — but he can go to live in the US or flee to Europe,” she said.
“Fu constantly misleads the public and fosters hostility toward the central government. Let us cast our recall votes on July 26 and remove Fu from office, so we can return Hualien County to the people of Hualien,” she added.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is also lending support to the recall campaign, DPP spokeswoman Han Ying (韓瑩) told a media briefing on Monday .
After undergoing training, young volunteers would head to Hualien this week to assist local citizen groups with organizing activities and canvassing the streets for the recall campaign, Han said.
The volunteers would also participate in a large rally tomorrow to rally support for the “Yes” vote to oust Fu, she said.
“Fu and his fellow KMT clique are like bad trans fat accumulating in Taiwan’s legislature,” Han said.
“We want to get people out to help in Hualien, remove Fu from office and restore the legislature to normalcy,” she added.
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