Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃) is set to be nominated by her party as its Tainan mayoral candidate after winning the party's primary.
The DPP today announced the results of its telephone poll for the Tainan mayoral primary, with Chen defeating fellow DPP Legislator Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) by more than 2 percentage points.
The DPP is expected to formally approve its nomination list at a Central Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday next week, paving the way for Chen to potentially succeed incumbent Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲).
Photo: Hung Jui-chin, Taipei Times
The poll, which pitted each DPP hopeful against Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介), was conducted from 6pm to 10:30pm yesterday, with three polling firms simultaneously carrying out landline telephone surveys and collecting 1,200 valid samples.
Chen garnered 60.86 percent support against Hsieh’s 13.86 percent, while Lin received 58.16 percent support against Hsieh’s 21.65 percent.
Shortly after the results were announced, Chen said that she hoped to become Tainan’s first female mayor and is confident in defeating Hsieh.
She would work with residents to “take care of our home” and carry forward President William Lai’s (賴清德) spirit of fighting for Taiwan, Chen said.
She would soon seek advice from Lai, a former Tainan mayor, and Huang, and would also visit Lin to incorporate his policy proposals into her platform, she said.
Lin said that he would back Chen in the Nov. 28 local elections, adding that victory could only be secured through unity.
Collective effort and unity are needed in facing the local elections and to ensure that Tainan continues to advance steadily, Huang said.
Hsieh said that he was not surprised by the outcome of the primary, and congratulated Chen on her victory, adding that he hoped the two would engage in a fair and open contest.
The DPP’s 33-year rule in Tainan has been mediocre, and residents are eager for change, he said, adding that he was confident he would win the election.
Born in Tainan, Chen, 51, has served three terms as a Tainan city councilor and five consecutive terms as a legislator. She has held the post of DPP caucus secretary-general in the Legislative Yuan and is a member of the DPP’s Central Standing Committee.
Her father, Cheng Chia-chao (陳佳照), is former Tainan County councilor, while her younger sister, Chen Yi-chen (陳怡珍), is a Tainan City councilor.
Chen holds a bachelor’s degree from Chinese Culture University and master’s and doctoral degrees in business administration from Chang Jung Christian University. She is also chairperson of the Ketagalan Foundation.
Chen lost to Huang in the DPP's Tainan mayoral primary in 2018, marking her first electoral defeat.
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