Lin Liangjun, a non-party member who was friendly with the DPP in the past, and Miao Boya of the Social Democratic Party did not vote for the chairman and deputy speaker of the DPP this time.

From left to right in the picture are Wu Zheng, MP Lin Liangjun and Miao Boya.

(Photo: provided by Lin Liangjun's office)

[Reporter Yang Xinhui/Taipei Report] The voting for the chairman and deputy speaker of the Taipei City Council ended today. The candidates for the chairman and deputy speaker of the Kuomintang were Dai Xiqin and the current deputy speaker Ye Linchuan, who were against Li Jianchang and Liu Yaoren who represented the Democratic Progressive Party. In the end, Dai Xiqin defeated Li Jianchang with 21 votes However, Lin Liangjun, a non-party member who was friendly with the DPP in the past, and Miao Boya of the Social Democratic Party did not vote for the chairman and deputy speaker of the DPP this time, which aroused concern from all walks of life. It became very small. After discussing with Miao Boya, she decided to vote for herself, hoping that the voice of the opposition party and the small party would be highlighted.

Taipei City Council has a total of 61 seats, of which the Kuomintang has 31 seats, the DPP 21 seats, the People's Party 4 seats, the Social Democratic Party 1 seat, the New Party 1 seat, and the non-party members 3 seats. The Kuomintang has more than half of the seats. The support of the party members makes it difficult for members of the opposition party to be shaken. In this vote, Dai Xiqin not only won all the 31 seats of the Kuomintang members, but also won two seats without party membership, including Xu Lixin, Chen Zhengzhong, and the new party Hou Hanting; Li Jianchang won 21 DPP votes, and Lin Liangjun and Miao Boya did not support the DPP candidate, both votes for Lin Liangjun.

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As for the deputy speaker, Ye Linchuan got 36 votes, including the non-party members Xu Lixin and Chen Zhengzhong, and the New Party member Hou Hanting, but the People's Party members only had two votes for Ye Linchuan, namely Lin Zhenyu and Zhang Zhihao; Party member Lin Liangjun and the Social Democratic Party Miao Boya voted for Miao Boya, and the People's Party members Huang Jingying and Chen Youcheng voted for each other, each receiving 1 vote.

Lin Liangjun said in an interview today that she decided to vote for herself after discussing with Miao Boya, hoping that the voice of the opposition party would be highlighted, and their supporters also expected the two to have more autonomy. The voice in the parliament has been greatly compressed, which is why he made such a statement.