Former Taipei deputy mayor Lee Shu-chuan (李四川) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) emerged as the winner in a primary to select a nominee for New Taipei City mayor, defeating Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌), the parties announced today.
Lee led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Legislator Su Chiao-hui (蘇巧慧), by 34 percent to 28.5 percent in one poll, and 36.3 percent to 24.5 percent in another poll.
Huang’s support against Su measured 28.1 percent to 31.3 percent in one poll, and 28.3 percent to 26.7 percent in the other.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
The KMT and the TPP held a news conference in Taipei to announce the results of the polls, following a closed door meeting during which both parties verified the data.
The news conference was attended by KMT heavyweights, including Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Lee Chien-lung (李乾龍), Organizational Development Committee director Lee Che-hua (李哲華), Culture and Communication Committee deputy director Yin Nai-ching (尹乃菁) and New Taipei City Councilor Chiang Yi-chen (江怡臻).
Su, who was in November last year tapped as the DPP’s nominee, congratulated Lee on completing the primary smoothly.
She vowed to continue working with her dynamic, creative and capable team to seek the opportunity to do more for New Taipei City residents.
Over the course of his career, Lee had served as Executive Yuan secretary-general and as the deputy mayor of three special municipalities.
In February, he announced his plans to resign by the end of the month in preparation to run for New Taipei City mayor.
At the time, he vowed to find ways to work with Huang if selected as the candidate.
Additional reporting by Huang Tzu-yang
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