Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) The ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) won Sunday's legislative by-election in Taichung's second district, defeating the Kuomintang's Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恒) and three other candidates.
Taipei, Jan. 8 (CNA) Politicians and supporters rallied Saturday ahead of a by-election in Taichung and a vote on recalling independent Taipei lawmaker Freddy Lim (林昶佐) set for Sunday, hoping to drum up support for their sides' chances.
The two front-runners in the five-way legislative by-election in Taichung yesterday hit the campaign trail again before tomorrow’s vote.
Senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) figures accompanied the party’s candidate, Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀), to canvass for votes around the streets of the city’s second electoral district.
“We must talk to and listen to local people, for them to see that in Taiwan we have a democratic system in which people can stand firm and hold onto their core values. So I urge people not to be afraid and to come out to vote on Sunday,” Lin said.
Lin’s campaign office organized several rounds of
Fraud might be involved in a decision to allow a property developer associated with the family of Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恒), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) candidate in a by-election in Taichung tomorrow, to pass an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a project near Taichung International Airport, New Power Party (NPP) lawmakers said on Tuesday.
The lawmakers called for an investigation into whether Chuang Li Development Co is part of the Yen family’s business empire. Yen’s brother Yen Chia-yi (顏嘉儀) is a board member.
The project site is in a “military control zone,” NPP Chairwoman Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) said.
“The EIA process was