With Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) still deliberating over whether to stand as the party’s nominee in this year’s Taipei mayoral race and ongoing speculation over whether Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) plans to stand in the 2024 presidential election, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) will be planning how best to secure his position in the southern special municipality for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Chen knows that voters in his constituency want a better future for Kaohsiung. In 2018, they were clamoring for better job opportunities and the slowing of the northward migration of the city’s young
Taipei, March 29 (CNA) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) said Tuesday he will "put all his effort" into the race for Taipei mayor, further fueling speculation that he will soon officially throw his hat into the ring.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday said that he would “put all his effort” into running for Taipei mayor, although he has yet to officially throw his hat into the ring.
In a radio interview, the 43-year-old lawmaker was asked why he had been keeping a busy schedule involving campaign-like events around Taipei without formally declaring himself as a candidate in the Nov. 26 local elections.
As it was likely to be a competitive, three-way race, he wanted to make sure that his party was unified and that his campaign team was ready before making an announcement, Chiang said.
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<strong>Chiang Wan-an fair game</strong>
During an interpellation over power outages at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei last week, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) a potential candidate for Taipei mayor repeatedly demanded that Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) “guarantee” there would be no more blackouts for a year.
Annoyed at Chiang’s goading, Su retorted with: “Your grandfather guaranteed recapturing China, and the KMT still has not done that. To fulfill your grandfather’s and your great-grandfather’s promise, I served in the military for two years. I was told I would be the first to set foot in mainland China and
During an interpellation over power outages at the Legislative Yuan last week, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and grandson of former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) repeatedly demanded that Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) “guarantee” there would be no more blackouts.
Not getting a straight answer from Su, Chiang Wan-an insisted that the government have the “guts” to deliver on its promise, to which Su retorted: “Your grandfather guaranteed recapturing China, and the KMT still hasn’t done that. To fulfill your grandfather and your great-grandfather’s promise, I served in the military for two