Taipei, June 15 (CNA) The New Power Party (NPP) on Wednesday named Keelung City Councilor Chen Wei-chung (陳薇仲) and neurologist Chan Chih-chun (詹智鈞) as candidates to run for Keelung mayor and Pingtung County magistrate, respectively, in the local elections in November.
The New Power Party (NPP) yesterday named Keelung City Councilor Chen Wei-chung (陳薇仲) and neurologist Chan Chih-chun (詹智鈞) as its respective candidates for Keelung mayor and Pingtung County commissioner for the local elections on Nov. 26.
Since it was founded in 2015, the party had never officially fielded a candidate to run for the head of a local government, NPP Chairwoman Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) told a news conference in Taipei.
The nominations of Chen Wei-chung and Chan demonstrate the party’s “ambition” to further its efforts for the benefit of the people and expand its influence across the country, Chen Jiau-hua said.
Chen Wei-chung,