The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday officially named Su Chiao-hui (蘇巧慧) as its candidate for the New Taipei City mayoral race, and Chen Pin-an (陳品安) as its candidate for the Miaoli County commissioner race in next year’s local elections.
At a news conference, President and DPP Chairman William Lai (賴清德) announced the nominations after they were approved by the party's Central Executive Committee yesterday.
Su, 49, is the daughter of former premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and has represented a New Taipei City district in the legislature since 2016.
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She may face Taipei Deputy City Mayor Lee Shu-chuan (李四川) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), who is widely expected to run.
Su said she was ready for the campaign, while Chen thanked the DPP for "giving such a precious chance to a young person" like herself.
Chen, 41, has served as a Miaoli County councilor since 2018.
Both candidates would be contesting longtime KMT strongholds.
The KMT has controlled New Taipei City — formerly Taipei County — since 2005, while Miaoli County has elected only KMT or KMT-aligned independent commissioners since the county's establishment in 1950.
The KMT said yesterday that its first batch of nominations would likely be finalized between January and February next year.
Taiwan's next local elections are scheduled to take place on Nov. 28 next year.
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