Lin Ming-chen elected magistrate of Nantou County (update)

Lin Ming-chen of the Kuomintang won the race for magistrate of Nantou County Saturday, a victory that can be attributed to his long-term efforts to gain support in the central Taiwan county and the fact that he had the full backing of Vice President Wu Den-yih.

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