Tsai Pi-ru reportedly intends to run for Changhua County Magistrate; Huang Kuo-chang: Please have the party headquarters conduct an overall assessment
Former TPP legislator Tsai Pi-ru has reportedly expressed her intention to run for Changhua County Magistrate. TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang has instructed the party headquarters to conduct an overall assessment, emphasizing that defending Changhua is the most important task.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Junhua, Taipei, May 13) The Kuomintang (KMT) will nominate former Disciplinary Committee Chairman Wei Ping-cheng to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) legislator Tsai Pi-ru is scheduled to visit the party headquarters today to discuss the TPP's nomination for Changhua County Magistrate with TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang. Huang Kuo-chang said that how to defend Changhua is the most important thing, and he has asked the Changhua party headquarters to convene all potential candidates and local voices for an overall assessment.
Huang Kuo-chang today invited KMT New Taipei City mayoral candidate Li Sichuan, TPP New Taipei City Councilor Chen Shih-hsuan, and New Taipei City councilor candidates Lin Tzu-yu, Chen Yen-ting, Chen Yi-chun, Wu Ya-lun, and Chen Yu-chieh to take campaign photos together.
The KMT Central Standing Committee will nominate former Disciplinary Committee Chairman Wei Ping-cheng to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Media asked whether Tsai Pi-ru plans to visit the TPP Central Committee to discuss the Changhua County Magistrate nomination with Huang Kuo-chang.
Huang Kuo-chang said in an interview that Tsai Pi-ru seemed to have visited the Changhua County party headquarters yesterday to express her intention; he has instructed TPP Secretary-General Chou Yu-hsiu to ask Changhua County party headquarters chairman Wen Tsung-yu to consult with potential candidates within the party in Changhua and begin internal evaluation work.
Huang Kuo-chang previously said, "I still have a dark horse in Changhua." Media asked if Tsai Pi-ru was that dark horse. Huang Kuo-chang said that overall, considering how to defend Changhua is the most important thing, and since Tsai Pi-ru has submitted her letter of intent to the Changhua County party headquarters, they will gather local voices and then conduct an overall assessment.
In addition, media reported that former TPP spokesperson Yang Pao-chen plans to run for Taichung City Councilor and stated that if the TPP does not nominate her, she would consider running as an independent; former TPP New Taipei City Xizhi District director Huang Shou-shih, who withdrew from the party's New Taipei City councilor primary at the end of January and accused opponent Chen Yu-chieh of slandering him, also announced his withdrawal from the party last night.
Huang Kuo-chang said that if, during the entire primary process, one is unwilling to abide by the party's rules of the game, "if things don't go their way, they want to leave the party, I can only express my respect." (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150513
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Junhua, Taipei, May 13) The Kuomintang (KMT) will nominate former Disciplinary Committee Chairman Wei Ping-cheng to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) legislator Tsai Pi-ru is scheduled to visit the party headquarters today to discuss the TPP's nomination for Changhua County Magistrate with TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang. Huang Kuo-chang said that how to defend Changhua is the most important thing, and he has asked the Changhua party headquarters to convene all potential candidates and local voices for an overall assessment.
Huang Kuo-chang today invited KMT New Taipei City mayoral candidate Li Sichuan, TPP New Taipei City Councilor Chen Shih-hsuan, and New Taipei City councilor candidates Lin Tzu-yu, Chen Yen-ting, Chen Yi-chun, Wu Ya-lun, and Chen Yu-chieh to take campaign photos together.
The KMT Central Standing Committee will nominate former Disciplinary Committee Chairman Wei Ping-cheng to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Media asked whether Tsai Pi-ru plans to visit the TPP Central Committee to discuss the Changhua County Magistrate nomination with Huang Kuo-chang.
Huang Kuo-chang said in an interview that Tsai Pi-ru seemed to have visited the Changhua County party headquarters yesterday to express her intention; he has instructed TPP Secretary-General Chou Yu-hsiu to ask Changhua County party headquarters chairman Wen Tsung-yu to consult with potential candidates within the party in Changhua and begin internal evaluation work.
Huang Kuo-chang previously said, "I still have a dark horse in Changhua." Media asked if Tsai Pi-ru was that dark horse. Huang Kuo-chang said that overall, considering how to defend Changhua is the most important thing, and since Tsai Pi-ru has submitted her letter of intent to the Changhua County party headquarters, they will gather local voices and then conduct an overall assessment.
In addition, media reported that former TPP spokesperson Yang Pao-chen plans to run for Taichung City Councilor and stated that if the TPP does not nominate her, she would consider running as an independent; former TPP New Taipei City Xizhi District director Huang Shou-shih, who withdrew from the party's New Taipei City councilor primary at the end of January and accused opponent Chen Yu-chieh of slandering him, also announced his withdrawal from the party last night.
Huang Kuo-chang said that if, during the entire primary process, one is unwilling to abide by the party's rules of the game, "if things don't go their way, they want to leave the party, I can only express my respect." (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150513
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