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ELECTIONS 2022/Election campaigns around Taiwan, Nov. 24

11/24/2022 09:15 PM
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Scooters ride past two campaign billboards featuring candidates of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Kaohsiung on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
Scooters ride past two campaign billboards featuring candidates of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Kaohsiung on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022

Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) Candidates in the Nov. 26 local government elections in northern Taiwan spent Thursday campaigning, often in the rain, as enthusiastic voters lined up along the roads to show their support when campaign motorcades passed through their area.

Here are some of the highlights from the campaign trail on Thursday.

Penghu County

Incumbent Penghu County Magistrate Lai Feng-wei (賴峰偉, fifth left) of the KMT poses for a photo with local residents at the start of a two-day cross-county village campaign trip on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Lai
Incumbent Penghu County Magistrate Lai Feng-wei (賴峰偉, fifth left) of the KMT poses for a photo with local residents at the start of a two-day cross-county village campaign trip on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Lai's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022
DPP Penghu County magistrate candidate Chen Kuang-fu (陳光復) appears via a video link at a news conference held by DPP lawmakers in Taipei on Thursday to urge people to travel back to the offshore county and cast their votes on Election Day Saturday. Photo courtesy of Chen
DPP Penghu County magistrate candidate Chen Kuang-fu (陳光復) appears via a video link at a news conference held by DPP lawmakers in Taipei on Thursday to urge people to travel back to the offshore county and cast their votes on Election Day Saturday. Photo courtesy of Chen's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022
Independent candidate for Penghu County magistrate Yeh Zhu-lin (葉竹林, second right), who is currently the mayor of township-level Magong City, chats with a woman while campaigning at a local market on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Yeh
Independent candidate for Penghu County magistrate Yeh Zhu-lin (葉竹林, second right), who is currently the mayor of township-level Magong City, chats with a woman while campaigning at a local market on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Yeh's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022

Taipei

KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) picks up a young girl while greeting supporters during a motorcade campaign in Taipei on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) picks up a young girl while greeting supporters during a motorcade campaign in Taipei on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
Independent Taipei mayoral candidate Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊, left) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) wave from a campaign vehicle in the rain on Thursday. Huang is endorsed by the Taiwan People
Independent Taipei mayoral candidate Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊, left) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) wave from a campaign vehicle in the rain on Thursday. Huang is endorsed by the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) founded by Ko in 2019. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
A woman gives a bunch of garlic shoots to DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung (陳時中, second right) in Taipei on Thursday to wish him luck in the upcoming elections on Saturday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
A woman gives a bunch of garlic shoots to DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung (陳時中, second right) in Taipei on Thursday to wish him luck in the upcoming elections on Saturday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
A man in Taipei waves a national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a campaign motorcade drove past his building. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
A man in Taipei waves a national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a campaign motorcade drove past his building. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022

Taoyuan

KMT Taoyuan mayoral candidate Simon Chang (張善政, center in front row) and KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫, left) campaign in Zhongli District, Taoyuan on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Chu
KMT Taoyuan mayoral candidate Simon Chang (張善政, center in front row) and KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫, left) campaign in Zhongli District, Taoyuan on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Chu's office Nov. 24, 2022
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, center) speaks at a campaign rally held in Bade District, Taoyuan for DPP mayor candidate Cheng Yun-peng (鄭運鵬, center right) on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, center) speaks at a campaign rally held in Bade District, Taoyuan for DPP mayor candidate Cheng Yun-peng (鄭運鵬, center right) on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022

Hsichu City

KMT Hsinchu City mayoral candidate Lin Ken-jeng (林耕仁, center) calls for unity within his party at a news conference held in the northern city on Thursday. He made the call in response to Deputy Hsinchu City Council Speaker Yu Pang-yen (余邦彥) of the KMT, who voiced his support for TPP candidate Kao Hung-an (高虹安) in recent online posts. Photo courtesy of Lin
KMT Hsinchu City mayoral candidate Lin Ken-jeng (林耕仁, center) calls for unity within his party at a news conference held in the northern city on Thursday. He made the call in response to Deputy Hsinchu City Council Speaker Yu Pang-yen (余邦彥) of the KMT, who voiced his support for TPP candidate Kao Hung-an (高虹安) in recent online posts. Photo courtesy of Lin's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022
Front row, from left: former Hsinchu City Mayor Lin Chih-chien (林智堅) DPP Hsinchu City mayoral candidate Shen Hui-hung (沈慧虹) Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and Legislator-at-Large Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) call out on Thursday to local residents to encourage them to vote in the local elections scheduled on Saturday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
Front row, from left: former Hsinchu City Mayor Lin Chih-chien (林智堅) DPP Hsinchu City mayoral candidate Shen Hui-hung (沈慧虹) Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and Legislator-at-Large Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) call out on Thursday to local residents to encourage them to vote in the local elections scheduled on Saturday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
TPP Hsinchu City mayoral candidate Kao Hung-an (高虹安, fourth left) criticizes the DPP-controlled city government about the controversy with the refurbished Hsinchu Baseball Stadium, which was temporarily closed down due to several problems just two days after it was reopened on July 22. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
TPP Hsinchu City mayoral candidate Kao Hung-an (高虹安, fourth left) criticizes the DPP-controlled city government about the controversy with the refurbished Hsinchu Baseball Stadium, which was temporarily closed down due to several problems just two days after it was reopened on July 22. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022

Kaohsiung

Incumbent Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁, left) of the DPP and Legislator Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) are pictured on a vehicle during a motorcade campaign in the southern port city on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
Incumbent Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁, left) of the DPP and Legislator Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) are pictured on a vehicle during a motorcade campaign in the southern port city on Thursday. CNA photo Nov. 24, 2022
The parents of Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je speak to reporters in Kaohsiung as they campaign for TPP candidates for the city council on Thursday. Photo courtesy of TPP
The parents of Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je speak to reporters in Kaohsiung as they campaign for TPP candidates for the city council on Thursday. Photo courtesy of TPP's Kaohsiung branch office Nov. 24, 2022
KMT Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en (柯志恩, second left) poses for the camera while standing with her party
KMT Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en (柯志恩, second left) poses for the camera while standing with her party's candidates for city council on a vehicle during a motorcade campaign in Kaohsiung Thursday. Photo courtesy of Ko's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022

Hualien County

Incumbent Hualien County Magistrate Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚, center) of the KMT and her husband Legislator Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁, right) wave to local residents as they campaign on a motorcade in the eastern county on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Hsu
Incumbent Hualien County Magistrate Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚, center) of the KMT and her husband Legislator Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁, right) wave to local residents as they campaign on a motorcade in the eastern county on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Hsu's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022
DPP Hualien County magistrate candidate Kolas Yotaka (left) greets residents while campaigning in the southern part of the eastern county on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Kolas Yotaka
DPP Hualien County magistrate candidate Kolas Yotaka (left) greets residents while campaigning in the southern part of the eastern county on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Kolas Yotaka's campaign office Nov. 24, 2022

(By Kay Liu)

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