The Democratic Progressive Party’s Kaohsiung City Party Headquarters Chairman was re-elected. Chien Huan-chong withdrew from the battle and supported Chen Hui-wen.

Southern Center/Reported by Zeng Hongwen and Deng Shantian from Kaohsiung City

The election of chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party’s Kaohsiung City Party Headquarters has become an undercurrent of contention among various factions. City councilors Huang Wenyi and Chen Huiwen have successively announced their candidacy, while Chian Huanzong, who was originally interested in running, accepted the application form on the last day on the 26th. Decided to withdraw from the fray and support non-factional nominee Chen Huiwen. He said that he has the courage to take on responsibility and the courage to let go, mainly because he is worried that the lessons of the 2018 mayoral election will be repeated again.

Councilor Jian Huanzong, who originally intended to run for the chairmanship of the Kaohsiung City Party Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, announced his withdrawal from the battle after several days of fighting between man and nature. Jian Huanzong expressed that he was worried that the entire chairman’s election process would affect the Kaohsiung mayoral primary election. He admitted that he was worried that if this continued, the historical lesson of the mayor’s defeat in 2018 might be repeated again. After all, the new chairman will affect the layout of the mayor of Kaohsiung in 2026. Fearing that the battle for the position will damage the vitality of the party, Chian Huanzhong, who belongs to the New Trend, decided to focus on the overall situation and announced on the last day of accepting the nomination that he would support the non-sectarian nominee Chen Huiwen.

Chen Huiwen, who has already received the election, said that she is a candidate who transcends factions and is happy to see this election be a harmonious and rational gentleman’s battle. As for Huang Wenyi, the council member who was recommended by the committee, he said that no matter who he supports, it is his personal wish and he will respect it. He must be a cross-faction meritocracy, so that the overall combat power of the DPP can be maximized. He affirmed that this would be a healthy competitive election and emphasized that the chairperson, regardless of his or her status, would transcend factionalism to act as a communication platform. Kaohsiung citizens have about 47,000 effective members of the party, of which the advocacy group accounts for nearly 40%. Now Chien Huan-chung has decided to support Chen Hui-wen. The battle for the chairmanship has changed from a three-strong confrontation to a fight between rival factions. The undercurrent of wrestling between the various factions continues. Turbulent.

Original source: DPP Kaohsiung City Party Headquarters Chairman was re-elected, Jian Huanzong withdrew from the battle and supported Chen Huiwen

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