Jiang Wanan, the new mayor of Taipei.

(Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)

[Reporter Zheng Mingxiang/Taipei Report] KMT legislator Lin Yihua did not take office as deputy mayor of Taipei until February next year, which caused controversy. Even party member Qin Huizhu fired shots. Lin Yihua did not attend the inauguration ceremony of Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan. Regarding this, Jiang Wanan today He said that Lin Yihua's performance is obvious to all no matter what position he holds, and he believes that in the future, he will respond to external inspections with his political achievements.

Under the supervision of Shen Rongjin, Vice President of the Executive Yuan, Jiang Wan'an took over the mayor's seal from the former mayor Ke Wenzhe and officially took office as the mayor of Taipei. He also presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new deputy mayor and the head of the first-level government affairs. Li Sichuan, the deputy mayor, led the first-level government affairs The official was sworn in, but Lin Yihua, another deputy mayor, was not present.

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Concerning the controversy over Lin Yihua's technical delay in avoiding the legislative by-election, Jiang Wanan said in an interview that Lin Yihua's performance in the Legislative Yuan or any position is obvious to all. In the future, Lin Yihua and the new city government team will definitely use their achievements Responding to external inspections, I also believe that the party will unite and work hard for the Taipei municipal government.

Jiang Wanan pointed out that although the personnel appointment has been announced, Lin Yihua still has many major bills and general budget reviews at hand, which must be processed in the Legislative Yuan, and the handover of local services must be completed before he can take office.

As for whether to communicate with Qin Huizhu, Jiang Wanan said that in the past, they had good communication, but in the future they have a common goal. From now on, they will roll up their sleeves and work together with the city council to build a better Taipei.