The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lin Jialong (on the left of the car), who lost the New Taipei mayoral election, made his first appearance after the election this afternoon, accompanied by fellow party legislator Zhang Honglu (on the right of the car), sweeping the streets with a motorcade to thank voters.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

[Reporter Wei Jinyun/New Taipei Report] Lin Jialong of the Democratic Progressive Party, who was defeated in the mayoral election of New Taipei City, made his first public appearance this afternoon to sweep the streets to thank voters. Before his departure, he was asked by the media whether he might lead the DPP.

Or the opinion of Vice President Lai Qingde leading the party?

Lin Jialong said bluntly that the election results are a great warning sign for the development of the party. After President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as the party chairman, the re-election of the party chairman is very important. meet social expectations.

Lin Jialong believes that it is very important to regain the trust of the people through the party's personnel adjustments. The party's line, including policies and even style of work, must be reviewed. The (party chairman) candidate is very important, and the process of selecting candidates must also meet social expectations. , Only then can the DPP stand up again through this defeat, that is, to (become) a more open and democratic political party.

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Lin Jialong emphasized that the DPP is a democratic and progressive political party. When encountering election setbacks, it should uphold democratic issues and use more democratic methods to solve them. It is not asking the society to listen to what the DPP is saying, but the DPP should Hearing what the society and the people are thinking, we should review and proceed from here.

As for which policies the DPP needs to think more about, Lin Jialong said frankly that the overall environment has indeed been impacted by the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic for 3 years. Although the overall economic performance is good, the lives of ordinary people at the grassroots level are really hard , I believe that more efforts should be made to the lives of the people at the bottom, so that the fruits of economic growth can be distributed more evenly, especially for young people in the entire economic development, how to share more fruits, and full of hope for the future is a long-term trend .

Lin Jialong believes that issues such as housing prices and the burden of living are the key points. He has put forward many policy proposals, and regardless of the proposals of various political parties, they can be included in the focus of future central government policies.

In response to the low turnout rate, Lin Jialong believes that in addition to many basic supporters of the DPP who did not come out to vote, it also includes young people and people from the bottom of society. Be sure to pay special attention to improving the lives of these people.

The Democratic Progressive Party Lin Jialong, who was defeated in the New Taipei mayoral election, made his first public appearance this afternoon after the election, and was interviewed by the media before sweeping the streets with motorcades to thank voters.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)