The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday shortlisted Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君), legislators Puma Shen (沈伯洋) and Fan Yun (范雲), and Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee member Enoch Wu (吳怡農) as its Taipei mayoral nominees for the Nov. 28 elections.
The party’s Election Strategy Committee picked several prospects for the races in Taipei and Taoyuan in a two-hour meeting yesterday morning and expects to announce final nominees next month, DPP spokesman Justin Wu (吳崢) told a post-meeting news conference.
The party resolved to move cautiously in the strategically important race in Taipei, a source said.
Photo: Taipei Times
Although Cheng is the most senior of the nominees for Taipei mayor, the grassroots enthusiasm Shen generated led to the assessment that the party should more closely scrutinize popular opinion before making a decision, the source said.
Checking Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s (蔣萬安) path to be the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate is a strategic concern that the DPP must mull with care, the source said.
The party tapped Deputy Minister of Justice Huang Shih-chieh (黃世杰) as its mayoral candidate for Taoyuan, pending a formal announcement, they said.
Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
Separately, the KMT and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) jointly nominated former TPP legislator-at-large Chang Chi-kai as their candidate for Chiayi City mayor.
Chang is to contest the post against DPP Legislator Wang Mei-hui (王美惠).
Chang told a news conference that he hopes the model of “peaceful” cooperation between the TPP and the KMT could be applied to New Taipei City and Yilan County.
Additional reporting by Lin Hsin-han
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