Report: Huang Kuo-chang Intends to Nominate Wu Wei-ta for Changhua County Magistrate; Wu Wei-ta: Only Wants to Seek Re-election as Councilor
Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang was reported by media to intend to nominate party member County Councilor Wu Wei-ta for Changhua County Magistrate, but Wu Wei-ta clarified he has no such intention and is currently focused on seeking re-election as councilor and assisting in the election campaigns of party-nominated citizen representatives. The Kuomintang's nominee for Changhua County Magistrate remains undetermined.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Che-hao, Changhua, 3rd) The Kuomintang's (KMT) nominee for Changhua County Magistrate remains undecided. Media reports indicate that Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang intends to nominate party member County Councilor Wu Wei-ta for the county magistrate election. Wu Wei-ta stated that he has not met with Huang Kuo-chang recently and is currently focused only on seeking re-election as a councilor and assisting in the election campaigns of party-nominated citizen representatives.
Regarding the year-end Changhua County Magistrate election, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has already nominated its legislator Chen Su-yueh. Although four individuals from the KMT – former Changhua County Deputy Magistrate Hung Jung-chang, Changhua County Government Counselor Ko Cheng-fang, KMT legislator Hsieh Yi-feng, and lawyer Wei Ping-cheng – have expressed their intentions, the party central committee has yet to decide on a nominee.
Some online media reported that due to the KMT's undecided nominee for Changhua County Magistrate, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang intends to put forward party member Changhua County Councilor Wu Wei-ta to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Local sources analyzed that Wu Wei-ta had a good relationship with Huang Kuo-chang when he was in the New Power Party, and he has a young image and takes questioning seriously. As long as he can persuade the support of the Wen family faction within the Changhua TPP, he indeed has the strength to challenge the KMT for the county magistrate position.
Wu Wei-ta, who was visiting Australia, clarified in a telephone interview with the media that he has never thought of running for county magistrate and has no intention to do so. He said that after sweeping the streets of Changhua City with Huang Kuo-chang on April 17, he has not met with Huang Kuo-chang since; no one from the party central committee has informed him of any intention to nominate him for county magistrate. He just verified with Huang Kuo-chang and received the response that it was "a baseless rumor."
Wu Wei-ta said that at this stage, he is only thinking about seeking re-election as a county councilor and assisting the four Changhua citizen representative candidates nominated by the party, and has never considered running for county magistrate.
Wu Wei-ta was elected as a Changhua County Councilor representing the New Power Party in 2018, becoming the only councilor for the New Power Party in Changhua at the time. He also served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the New Power Party Central Committee. In 2022, he lost his bid for re-election by 8 votes. In September 2023, he announced his withdrawal from the New Power Party. In December, he filled a vacancy after a councilor was dismissed for bribery. Last June, he announced his joining the Taiwan People's Party. (Editor: Chen Ren-hua) 1150503
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Che-hao, Changhua, 3rd) The Kuomintang's (KMT) nominee for Changhua County Magistrate remains undecided. Media reports indicate that Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang intends to nominate party member County Councilor Wu Wei-ta for the county magistrate election. Wu Wei-ta stated that he has not met with Huang Kuo-chang recently and is currently focused only on seeking re-election as a councilor and assisting in the election campaigns of party-nominated citizen representatives.
Regarding the year-end Changhua County Magistrate election, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has already nominated its legislator Chen Su-yueh. Although four individuals from the KMT – former Changhua County Deputy Magistrate Hung Jung-chang, Changhua County Government Counselor Ko Cheng-fang, KMT legislator Hsieh Yi-feng, and lawyer Wei Ping-cheng – have expressed their intentions, the party central committee has yet to decide on a nominee.
Some online media reported that due to the KMT's undecided nominee for Changhua County Magistrate, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang intends to put forward party member Changhua County Councilor Wu Wei-ta to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Local sources analyzed that Wu Wei-ta had a good relationship with Huang Kuo-chang when he was in the New Power Party, and he has a young image and takes questioning seriously. As long as he can persuade the support of the Wen family faction within the Changhua TPP, he indeed has the strength to challenge the KMT for the county magistrate position.
Wu Wei-ta, who was visiting Australia, clarified in a telephone interview with the media that he has never thought of running for county magistrate and has no intention to do so. He said that after sweeping the streets of Changhua City with Huang Kuo-chang on April 17, he has not met with Huang Kuo-chang since; no one from the party central committee has informed him of any intention to nominate him for county magistrate. He just verified with Huang Kuo-chang and received the response that it was "a baseless rumor."
Wu Wei-ta said that at this stage, he is only thinking about seeking re-election as a county councilor and assisting the four Changhua citizen representative candidates nominated by the party, and has never considered running for county magistrate.
Wu Wei-ta was elected as a Changhua County Councilor representing the New Power Party in 2018, becoming the only councilor for the New Power Party in Changhua at the time. He also served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the New Power Party Central Committee. In 2022, he lost his bid for re-election by 8 votes. In September 2023, he announced his withdrawal from the New Power Party. In December, he filled a vacancy after a councilor was dismissed for bribery. Last June, he announced his joining the Taiwan People's Party. (Editor: Chen Ren-hua) 1150503
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