DPP legislator Chen Oupo (1st from left) arrives at Dongyue Temple in Yilan City to support the anti-bribery election.

From the left are Lu Xiujie and Lin Yuexian, candidates for Yilan city and county councillors, Huang Zhangtong, chairman of the founder "Yilan Citizens Anti-Bribery Election Alliance", Lin Zhengfang, a candidate for Yilan city and county councillors, and Bai Qingfen, secretary-general of Times Power.

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[Reporter Cai Yunrong/Yilan Report] The civic group invited candidates for the constituency of Yilan City to swear not to bribe elections at Dongyue Temple in Yi City, otherwise they will be punished and will not run for life; 8 of the 17 candidates were present. It spans the Kuomintang, the DPP, the Power of the Times, the People's Party and the Non-Party Party.

However, witness and legislator Chen Oppo was late due to the traffic jam on the national road, which aroused dissatisfaction among the members of the Blue Camp and became a small episode. However, Chen arrived later and declared his determination to fight against bribery. He also blessed the candidates who attended the oath today.

The "Yilan Citizens Anti-Bribery Election Alliance" sent a letter to invite candidates to go to Dongyue Temple today to swear that they, their relatives, campaign cadres and stubborn will never bribe elections, otherwise they will be punished and they will not run for life. A total of 8 people were present today. The power of the times is Lin Zhengfang, the Kuomintang Lin Yuexian, the Democratic Progressive Party Huang Huici, Wu Futian, the People's Party You Wenhan, the non-party Huang Dinghe, Sun Bocong, and Lu Xiujie.

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Witnesses included Bai Qingfen, Secretary-General of Times Power, Chen Oper, legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, and Li Weihua, chairman of the Yilan Party Department of the People's Party. Chen Oper did not arrive in time, causing an episode.

Huang Dinghe said that the anti-bribery election swearing campaign is very meaningful. As a witness, Chen Oupo held a press conference a few days ago to announce that he should attend the witness today, but he did not arrive. He asked Chen to "don't make a show." , alluding to the fact that the Kuomintang was not present. As a candidate for the Blue Camp, he was present today. Why was Chen not present?

Five minutes after the event, Chen Oupo arrived at the Dongyue Temple and shook hands with Lin Yuexian who was still at the scene, explaining that there was no insinuation. Today, I am very happy to see the candidates responding to the anti-bribery election campaign.

Chen Oupo explained that today the Legislative Yuan's party group was mobilized. As soon as the A-level movement was lifted, they rushed back to Yilan. They set off at 10:30 in the morning, but encountered a traffic jam in the Snow Tunnel of National Highway No. 5, and arrived late.

Chen Oupo said that he hoped for a clean election in Yilan, and wished the candidates who took the oath to be elected successfully. He was very firm in the anti-bribery action. He served as the convener of the anti-bribery election team of the DPP Department of Yilan County, and established a ghost hunting team in conjunction with the credit reporting agency. According to the evidence, if the case is prosecuted, the party department will provide a 200,000 yuan reporting bonus; in addition, he is also a member of the Legislative Yuan Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee, and he continues to urge judicial units to actively investigate bribery in the Legislative Council. Investigations are in full swing across the country.

Bai Qingfen (2nd from right), Secretary General of Times Power, and Li Weihua (2nd from left), Chairman of the Yilan Party Department of the People's Party, witnessed 8 candidates for Yilan City and County Councils vow not to bribe elections.

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Yilan County Councillors Lin Yuexian (left) and Huang Dinghe (middle), who were seeking re-election, questioned that witnesses and legislator Chen Oupo did not arrive in time.

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