Running to the End? Hsieh Yi-feng: 'Still Preparing, Haven't Given Up My Determination'
KMT legislator Hsieh Yi-feng, who failed to secure the party's nomination for Changhua County Magistrate, stated that her determination to run remains unchanged and she will continue to prepare. She questioned the party's nomination process and warned that if the election is lost at the end of the year, the party's central committee and the county chapter chairman should be held responsible.
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(Central News Agency, Changhua, 14th) Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Hsieh Yi-feng, who failed to secure the party's nomination to run for Changhua County Magistrate, said: 'If I feel now that I am already doing the work of running for county magistrate, I will just keep doing it, keep making this preparation, because I have not given up my determination.'
She said that pushing an unelectable candidate could lead to a total loss. If the Changhua County magistrate election is lost at the end of the year, the KMT central committee and the chairman of the Changhua County chapter should be held responsible. As for whether this means they should step down, Hsieh Yi-feng said it depends on what party members demand, as the special nomination was not a method approved by everyone.
The KMT nominated lawyer Wei Ping-cheng, whose mother was once the mayor of Shetou Township in Changhua, to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Hsiao Ching-tien, chairman of the KMT's Changhua County chapter, told Central News Agency today that the party central listed Changhua for special nomination, meaning the usual primary process could not be used. 'Don't keep blaming someone,' he said, 'It's okay if you take your anger out on me,' but he considered the candidate recommendation based on the KMT's ability to win and implemented the opinions of the party central. No matter who is nominated, he will seriously assist in the election.
Hsieh Yi-feng said in an online program interview that the Democratic Progressive Party's nomination for Changhua County Magistrate had a primary-like process, but the KMT's special nomination lacks basis. By pushing someone with no past experience in local management, the party central and the Changhua County chapter must quell the anger of the grassroots.
When asked if she supports Wei Ping-cheng, Hsieh Yi-feng said she doesn't know and that he must first persuade the voters and party members who support her why he was nominated. She said everything bypasses her and people prefer to ask her parents, suggesting that a family consent form be included in the primary regulations in the future.
She said that with less than half a year until the election, Hsiao Ching-tien's recommendation of Wei Ping-cheng, who has not cultivated local ties, is tantamount to telling everyone that hard work is unnecessary, and one only needs to become the chairman to nominate a preferred candidate at the last minute. Originally, they could have won everything by simply inheriting the support of Changhua County Magistrate Wang Huei-mei, but pushing an unelectable candidate could lead to a total loss.
Hsieh Yi-feng stated that KMT Chairman Johnny Cheng should clearly explain to voters and party members why a special nomination was used instead of a fair public opinion poll or primary mechanism. 'If we lose Changhua, it would be very bitter,' she said, at which point she would be the only KMT member left from the county magistrate to the legislators in Changhua.
Hsiao Ching-tien said that the party central's overall considerations include the candidate issue. Hsieh Yi-feng's qualifications are very good, but being the highest in the polls now doesn't guarantee the situation will remain the same in three months. Family support is very important. Although everyone is an adult, he doesn't believe the election will go smoothly without the support of her parents and her brother, Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Tien-lin. He hopes Hsieh Yi-feng will refrain from emotional remarks, as everyone wants what's best for Changhua, and thinking in this direction would lead to a broader perspective. (Editor: Lee Ming-tsung) 1150514
She said that pushing an unelectable candidate could lead to a total loss. If the Changhua County magistrate election is lost at the end of the year, the KMT central committee and the chairman of the Changhua County chapter should be held responsible. As for whether this means they should step down, Hsieh Yi-feng said it depends on what party members demand, as the special nomination was not a method approved by everyone.
The KMT nominated lawyer Wei Ping-cheng, whose mother was once the mayor of Shetou Township in Changhua, to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Hsiao Ching-tien, chairman of the KMT's Changhua County chapter, told Central News Agency today that the party central listed Changhua for special nomination, meaning the usual primary process could not be used. 'Don't keep blaming someone,' he said, 'It's okay if you take your anger out on me,' but he considered the candidate recommendation based on the KMT's ability to win and implemented the opinions of the party central. No matter who is nominated, he will seriously assist in the election.
Hsieh Yi-feng said in an online program interview that the Democratic Progressive Party's nomination for Changhua County Magistrate had a primary-like process, but the KMT's special nomination lacks basis. By pushing someone with no past experience in local management, the party central and the Changhua County chapter must quell the anger of the grassroots.
When asked if she supports Wei Ping-cheng, Hsieh Yi-feng said she doesn't know and that he must first persuade the voters and party members who support her why he was nominated. She said everything bypasses her and people prefer to ask her parents, suggesting that a family consent form be included in the primary regulations in the future.
She said that with less than half a year until the election, Hsiao Ching-tien's recommendation of Wei Ping-cheng, who has not cultivated local ties, is tantamount to telling everyone that hard work is unnecessary, and one only needs to become the chairman to nominate a preferred candidate at the last minute. Originally, they could have won everything by simply inheriting the support of Changhua County Magistrate Wang Huei-mei, but pushing an unelectable candidate could lead to a total loss.
Hsieh Yi-feng stated that KMT Chairman Johnny Cheng should clearly explain to voters and party members why a special nomination was used instead of a fair public opinion poll or primary mechanism. 'If we lose Changhua, it would be very bitter,' she said, at which point she would be the only KMT member left from the county magistrate to the legislators in Changhua.
Hsiao Ching-tien said that the party central's overall considerations include the candidate issue. Hsieh Yi-feng's qualifications are very good, but being the highest in the polls now doesn't guarantee the situation will remain the same in three months. Family support is very important. Although everyone is an adult, he doesn't believe the election will go smoothly without the support of her parents and her brother, Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Tien-lin. He hopes Hsieh Yi-feng will refrain from emotional remarks, as everyone wants what's best for Changhua, and thinking in this direction would lead to a broader perspective. (Editor: Lee Ming-tsung) 1150514