Legislator Lin Jingyi ran for the second by-election earlier this year and was successfully elected. Lin Jingyi expressed that she would do her best and believed that voters would choose positive changes.

(File photo, photo by Lin Minzhen)

[Reporter Tang Zaixin/Taichung Report] In the Taichung mayoral election, KMT Lu Xiuyan won more than 270,000 votes from DPP Cai Qichang. All administrative districts in Taichung City won. After being recalled and by-electioned, the constituency of the Legislative Council of the Second Secondary School was considered by Pan-Blue as "sworn to win" and assessed that Lin Jingyi's grassroots was weak, and shouted "Lin Jingyi, don't run away". Lin Jingyi said that she began to prepare for 2024 on the first day of her election , "I believe that voters will not want to make positive changes and then go backwards."

Taichung City Secondary Legislative District, mainly in Dadu, Wuri, Longjing, Shalu and Wufeng districts. This year's legislators elected Chen Baiwei to defeat Yan Kuanheng, who was considered to have strong grassroots strength, but was later dismissed. In January this year Lin Jingyi defeated the comeback Yan Kuanheng with 88,752 votes by airborne. At that time, Yan Kuanheng got 80,912 votes, and the gap between the two was less than 8,000 votes.

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However, in less than a year, in the mayoral election that ended at the end of last month, Lu Xiuyan won Cai Qichang by 270,000 votes. won 8,000 votes, Dadu won about 6,600 votes, Longjing also won 5,800 votes, and Wufeng won about 8,200 votes, adding up to more than 35,000 votes. Greater than green" territory is quite obvious.

Local people in the blue camp said that in this mayoral election, Yan Kuanheng served as a cadre for Lu Xiuyan's auxiliary election, and co-organized a large-scale local party with his younger sister Yan Limin. 2024 is coming in a blink of an eye. In addition, whether it is the current legislative election or the by-election, the Democratic Progressive Party wins by air votes. After two years of fighting, will Lin Jingyi still have air votes?

Can the green camp be supported by grassroots organizations?

I'm afraid it's all a problem, and that's why the local blue camp has jokingly called "Lin Jingyi better not run away", which will make her "taste the bitter fruit" in the same constituency as Chen Baiwei.

In this regard, Li Tiansheng, chairman of the DPP City Party Committee, said that the mayoral election's big defeat is indeed a warning sign, especially in the past when Taichung was not completely greener than blue, and Lu Xiuyan won the mayor election twice. The Democratic Progressive Party is definitely fighting hard in Taichung City, but it is probably too early to say something like "Lin Ching-yi, don't run away". The committee by-election has been reviewed. If there is another election, the Yan family may not be in a favorable position. Will the KMT have other candidates in this constituency?

It doesn't look easy either.

Lin Jingyi said that she was selected for the by-election with the help of the people of the whole country. She knew that re-election would be a hard fight on the first day of the election, and she has already started to fight for 2024. Currently, she visits every school in her jurisdiction one by one, except for three service offices. Now the fourth service office is about to open. Not only does the Legislative Yuan enquire 100% of the inquiries, but also serves voters at the service office at least 2 days a week. In particular, she "doesn't care about personal and family interests." This can be seen by the villagers.

Lin Jingyi emphasized that the green camp may not be as good as the blue camp at the grassroots level in this constituency, and it is relatively difficult, but the number of MPs has grown and the speed of progress is fast. I am confident that "changes have already taken place", and I believe that voters will not allow positive changes to go back.

Yan Kuanheng lost successive legislative elections and by-elections, but because the green camp Cai Qichang lost more than 27,000 votes to Lu Xiuyan in the second constituency, local people think that the blue camp grassroots will return. It is best for Lin Jingyi not to flee in the next legislative election. Let Lin Jingyi taste the bitter fruit.

(File photo, photo by Lin Minzhen)