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SPECIAL/Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

08/15/2020 12:06 PM
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CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020.
CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020.

Update:

Aug. 15: DPP's Chen Chi-mai wins Kaohsiung by-election by wide margin

Aug. 15: KMT chair vows to win back Kaohsiung mayorship in 2022

Aug. 16: KMT needs fundamental reforms following Kaohsiung defeat: scholars

Chen Chi-mai supporters bear the rain when watching the vote count outside his campaign headquarters. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Chen Chi-mai supporters bear the rain when watching the vote count outside his campaign headquarters. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020

Following the Jan. 11 presidential elections and June 6 recall vote of former Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), Kaohsiung City holds its third major election this year to choose a new mayor to fill the vacancy left by Han, who was ousted just 18 months into his four-year term. (CNA coverage of the recall vote)

Since the recall vote:

June 17: DPP nominates outgoing vice premier for Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

June 23: KMT picks city councilor Li Mei-jhen for Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

June 23: City councilor Wu Yi-jheng to represent TPP in Kaohsiung mayoral race

July 19: Tsai urges DPP unity to help Chen Chi-mai win Kaohsiung by-election

July 25: KMT stands with Kaohsiung mayoral candidate amid plagiarism scandal

July 31: KMT's Zeng confirmed as new Kaohsiung City Council speaker

Aug. 1: Kaohsiung mayoral candidates pledge to improve city's infrastructure

Aug. 14: Supporters flock to rallies on eve of Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

Aug. 15: Voting begins in Kaohsiung mayoral by-election

Arriving passengers at Zuoying High Speed Rail station in Kaohsiung Saturday. CNA photo, Aug. 15, 2020
Arriving passengers at Zuoying High Speed Rail station in Kaohsiung Saturday. CNA photo, Aug. 15, 2020
Kuomintang Chairman Johnny Chiang (center) accompanies the party’s candidate Li Mei-jhen (left) to a polling station. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Kuomintang Chairman Johnny Chiang (center) accompanies the party’s candidate Li Mei-jhen (left) to a polling station. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Chi-mai casts his vote. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Chi-mai casts his vote. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Wu Yi-jheng (center) candidate representing the Taiwan People
Wu Yi-jheng (center) candidate representing the Taiwan People's Party chats with voters at a polling station. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Control Yuan President Chen chu, former mayor of Kaohsiung before Han Kuo-yu, casts her vote, making no comments when asked about the third election held in the southern city this year. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020
Control Yuan President Chen chu, former mayor of Kaohsiung before Han Kuo-yu, casts her vote, making no comments when asked about the third election held in the southern city this year. CNA photo Aug. 15, 2020

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