Former Taipei deputy mayor Lee Shu-chuan (李四川) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday emerged as the winner in a primary to select a candidate for New Taipei City mayor, defeating Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌).
Lee led 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 was 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
Huang congratulated Lee at a news conference in Taipei following a closed-door meeting in which the parties verified the results.
Huang thanked both parties “for showing great vision and taking an important step forward in Taiwan’s democracy.”
He pledged to fully support Lee, adding that his campaign headquarters in Sinjhuang District (新莊) would not only serve as the joint campaign office for the TPP’s six New Taipei City councilor candidates, but would provide campaign support for Lee.
When asked whether he would recruit Huang to join his campaign team or his administrative team if elected, Lee said only that Huang would be his best ally.
If he wins, Lee would work hard to recruit talent from the TPP, he added.
Su, who was in November last year tapped as the DPP’s nominee, congratulated Lee on his primary victory.
She vowed to continue working with her team to seek the opportunity to do more for New Taipei City residents.
Lee has previously served as Executive Yuan secretary-general and as deputy mayor of three special municipalities.
He in February 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.
Additional reporting by Chen Chih-cheng, Liu Hsin-de and Huang Tzu-yang
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