DPP New Taipei mayor candidate Lin Jialong (5th from right in the front row) arrived at the campaign headquarters in Banqiao District to give a speech. In addition to revealing that he had personally called to congratulate Hou Youyi, the KMT New Taipei mayor seeking re-election, he also bluntly said that the low national turnout this time was a blow to the DPP. warning sign.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

[Reporter Wei Jinyun/New Taipei Report] Voting for the 2022 Nine-in-One Election ended today. Lin Jialong, a candidate for mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party of New Taipei City, arrived at the campaign headquarters in Banqiao District at 7:40 p.m. The challenge was not successful", and revealed that he had called Hou Youyi, the mayor of the Kuomintang New Taipei City who is seeking re-election, "Congratulations on his success in re-election". In addition, Lin Jialong raised a warning against the record turnout rate in this election, indicating that the DPP will take time to be more modest in the future. Listen to the voice of the people.

The 2022 nine-in-one election ended at 4:00 p.m. today. Nearly 4 hours after the counting of votes, Hou Youyi, the mayor of New Taipei City, led Lin Jialong by a large margin. At 7:50 tonight, Hou Youyi won more than 980,000 votes. Far ahead of Lin Jialong's more than 600,000 votes, the gap between the two sides is as high as 380,000 votes. It has broken the record that Executive Premier Su Zhenchang lost to Hou Youyi's 290,000 votes in the election of New Taipei Mayor four years ago.

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Lin Jialong walked into the campaign headquarters in Banqiao District at 7:40 tonight amid cheers from his supporters. After he took the stage, he said in a disappointed voice: "In this election, our challenge has not been successful." Lin Jialong then revealed that he had just I have already called KMT candidate Hou Youyi to congratulate me on my re-election. I also hope that in the next four years, I can take good care of the citizens of New Taipei City and promote the municipal administration very smoothly.

Lin Jialong revealed that the two talked on the phone for a while, and especially cherished the election process, and everyone had the opportunity to walk together on the road of democracy.

Lin Jialong said that he also expressed to Hou Youyi that in the future, whether it is the development of New Taipei City or the capital circle, he will provide assistance in different positions, and Hou Youyi also expressed his great expectations.

Changing the subject, Lin Jialong said frankly that the election time is relatively short, but in the past four and a half months, the campaign team has been very united, and it can be said that they have done their best. He especially thanked the team, including legislators Su Qiaohui, Zhang Honglu, and campaign chief He Bowen He and others, as well as the candidates for city councilors, are working closely together. In this regard, he also looks forward to an increase in the number of councilors.

Lin Jialong also thanked his supporters for giving him encouragement, trust, and expectations in such a short period of time. "I'm sorry, we couldn't meet everyone's expectations." Factors, relative to the election is relatively cold, so the basic supporters did not come out to vote, New Taipei City also hit a record low turnout rate.

"This is a warning sign, especially for the DPP." Lin Jialong said that a political party proposes ideas to win the support of the people, and the election result is the public opinion. He emphasized that the DPP must conduct a deep review before starting again. , will be committed to reviewing and improving in the future. I hope that the DPP can start again and win the support of the people. "Congratulations to Mayor Hou again, congratulations to the citizens of New Taipei City, thanks to the campaign team, thanks to the supporters, thank you everyone."

"I didn't work hard enough and let everyone down." However, Lin Jialong emphasized that the team will continue to care about the development of Xinbei and the entire metropolitan area, and said that every election is a time for review and reflection. This time, the turnout rate hit a record low , It is a warning message and the real voice of the people. He believes that the DPP must listen more humbly, and will take time to do this in the future.