Ke Zhien lost over 230,000 votes to Chen Qimai, but four years later he still has the power to be the mayor of Kaohsiung.

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[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung mayoral election results were announced. KMT candidate Ke Zhien unexpectedly lost more than 230,000 votes to Chen Qimai. In this battle that he knew he could not win, Ke Zhien stepped out of his own Road, if she stays in Kaohsiung in the future as she said, she may fight for the mayor after 4 years!

In the 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, Chen Qimai won more than 70% of the votes, while Li Meizhen of the Kuomintang only won 25.9%. Although Ke Zhien lost this time, he won more than 40% of the votes. Pre-election estimates of 300,000 to 400,000 votes.

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Kaohsiung’s basic market is originally greener than blue. In 2018, Han Kuo-yu managed to win the country, but he left behind a sentence of “Yes, I do” and lost the presidential election. This planted the evil consequences of the KMT’s mayor election in Kaohsiung in recent years. Like During the sweeping of the car, Ke Zhien inadvertently said the inner words: "I'm gone!", which just confirmed the plight of the blue camp in Kaohsiung.

Ke Zhien knew that this was an election campaign with little chance of winning, but she still had the courage to take up the challenge and rushed to the battle. She also tried her best in the past five months. At the beginning, she was not well-known and lacked logistical support, and the polls have always lagged behind. , but through the 18 Miaokou speeches to fight with the folks, the rational line gradually changed many voters' views on her.

However, Ke Zhien, who has a rational discourse, met Chen Qimai, an opponent who is tightly "policy controlled" and has a well-organized organization. In addition, this year's election was extremely cold, and almost all the media attention was in northern Taiwan. Ke Zhien was marginalized. Even on the eve of voting, some voters still bluntly said that they don't know her very well.

Ke Zhien also knew that her task was not actually to be elected, but to keep the KMT’s base, to urge votes dissatisfied with the DPP, and to secure the seat of parliamentarians. It turned out that she did it.

Ke Zhien has a straightforward personality and a lively style. She does not deny that "the KMT is sorry for the people of Kaohsiung", and has repeatedly declared that "no matter how the election is done this time, I will stay in Kaohsiung and live in Kaohsiung forever!" If it can be managed well, it will be the Democratic Progressive strong opponent of the party.

But Luying also questioned that Ke Zhien is still a professor at Tamkang University and is currently on leave. The so-called "resident in Kaohsiung" is a few days a week in Kaohsiung and a few days in Taipei? Will he become the next Su Junbin of the Kuomintang? Citizens will also be open-minded in the future Look with wide eyes.