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Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Chou Chun-mi (周春米) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) became the first elected female magistrate of Pingtung County after defeating her opponents in Taiwan's local government elections on Saturday.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials yesterday called for unity after public polls confirmed DPP Legislator Chou Chun-mi (周春米) as the party’s nominee for Pingtung County commissioner in November’s election.
Chou received the most support among county residents at 58.98 percent in a one-on-one contest against potential Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate and former legislator Su Ching-chuan (蘇清泉), who polled at 12.66 percent, figures from three polls showed.
Incumbent Pingtung legislators Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) and Chung Chia-pin (鍾佳濱) trailed closely behind Chou with 51.64 and 44.87 percent support respectively.
The polls were conducted over two days by two public survey companies along with the
2021/04/23 11:50 Spring Dawn siginifies Taiwan s cultural diversity and economic prosperity. (Pingtung Prison photo) Spring Dawn siginifies Taiwan s cultural diversity and economic prosperity. (Pingtung Prison photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) An inmate at Pingtung Prison has won the top honor at the 2021 National Lantern Competition for her dazzling lantern creation, Spring Dawn. Inspired by Japanese culture, the installation uses 2,000 cherry blossoms and different varieties of birds to signify Taiwan’s economic prosperity and acceptance of different cultures. The creator, who goes by the nickname Xiao Hua (小華), said she hopes people around the world can enjoy the freedom of birds and radiate flower-like beauty when the pandemic ends.