Ko Wen-je on DPP Nominating Shen Po-yang for Taipei Mayor: 'Too Brilliant'
Former Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je sarcastically commented that it would be 'too brilliant' if the DPP were to nominate Shen Po-yang as their candidate for Taipei Mayor. He suggested his 'golden combination' for the DPP would be Shen Po-yang in Taipei, Wang Yi-chuan in Taoyuan, and Chen Po-wei in Taichung, offering his perspective on the 2026 local elections.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Liu Kuan-ting, Taipei, 26th) The Democratic Progressive Party's nominee for Taipei Mayor has not yet been announced, with rumors circulating that Legislator Shen Po-yang might join the race. Former Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je said today that in his mind, the DPP's golden combination would be Shen Po-yang in Taipei, Wang Yi-chuan in Taoyuan, and Chen Po-wei running in Taichung; he then retorted, 'Are they really going to send Shen Po-yang? That's too brilliant! Does the DPP have no one else to send?'
The Taiwan People's Party held a 'Bouncy Castle Parent-Child DIY Fun Fair' event this afternoon, attended by Ko Wen-je, Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, and Taipei City Councilors Chen Yu-cheng and Huang Ching-ying. Regarding the 2026 local election situation, Ko Wen-je said in an interview that his envisioned golden combination for the DPP would be Shen Po-yang in Taipei, Legislator Wang Yi-chuan in Taoyuan, and former Legislator Chen Po-wei running in Taichung, and he strongly desires the DPP to field such a golden lineup.
As for whether he supports incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's re-election, Ko Wen-je stated that because the DPP's candidate is still undetermined, Chiang Wan-an doesn't even know who his opponent is, so the Taipei mayoral election situation is currently simple and stable.
Ko Wen-je pointed out that the Taiwan People's Party will only nominate one city councilor candidate in each electoral district in Taipei, making the election situation relatively simple. The election strategy is for voters who support the Taiwan People's Party to concentrate their votes in each district; the principle is to first elevate the TPP's city councilor candidates, which is the most important goal, hoping all six councilors can be elected.
When asked if he thinks Chiang Wan-an would lose to Shen Po-yang, Ko Wen-je first laughed and said not to tempt him to make dangerous remarks, but then immediately retorted, 'Is the DPP really going to send Shen Po-yang? Are you sure? Wow, that's too brilliant! Does the DPP have no one else to send? Do they really want to do that?'
Additionally, Kuomintang Legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin was also invited to attend this event. When interviewed, she responded to the possibility of Shen Po-yang running by saying that the KMT is very confident that, whether it's Chiang Wan-an or blue-camp councilor candidates, they will definitely achieve good results with blue-white cooperation, but they will not take it lightly and will go all out. (Editors: Lin Ke-lun, Yang Lan-hsuan) 1150426
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The Taiwan People's Party held a 'Bouncy Castle Parent-Child DIY Fun Fair' event this afternoon, attended by Ko Wen-je, Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, and Taipei City Councilors Chen Yu-cheng and Huang Ching-ying. Regarding the 2026 local election situation, Ko Wen-je said in an interview that his envisioned golden combination for the DPP would be Shen Po-yang in Taipei, Legislator Wang Yi-chuan in Taoyuan, and former Legislator Chen Po-wei running in Taichung, and he strongly desires the DPP to field such a golden lineup.
As for whether he supports incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's re-election, Ko Wen-je stated that because the DPP's candidate is still undetermined, Chiang Wan-an doesn't even know who his opponent is, so the Taipei mayoral election situation is currently simple and stable.
Ko Wen-je pointed out that the Taiwan People's Party will only nominate one city councilor candidate in each electoral district in Taipei, making the election situation relatively simple. The election strategy is for voters who support the Taiwan People's Party to concentrate their votes in each district; the principle is to first elevate the TPP's city councilor candidates, which is the most important goal, hoping all six councilors can be elected.
When asked if he thinks Chiang Wan-an would lose to Shen Po-yang, Ko Wen-je first laughed and said not to tempt him to make dangerous remarks, but then immediately retorted, 'Is the DPP really going to send Shen Po-yang? Are you sure? Wow, that's too brilliant! Does the DPP have no one else to send? Do they really want to do that?'
Additionally, Kuomintang Legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin was also invited to attend this event. When interviewed, she responded to the possibility of Shen Po-yang running by saying that the KMT is very confident that, whether it's Chiang Wan-an or blue-camp councilor candidates, they will definitely achieve good results with blue-white cooperation, but they will not take it lightly and will go all out. (Editors: Lin Ke-lun, Yang Lan-hsuan) 1150426
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