Legislator Jiang Qichen.

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[Reporter Lin Liangsheng/Taipei Report] Rumors of former KMT chairman and legislator Jiang Qichen succeeding New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi continue to spread. Jiang Qichen reiterated today that he has not talked with Hou Youyi about the relevant matters. It is all speculation from the outside world. Legislative work is what needs to be done most now Things, other not thinking.

As for New Taipei and Taichung, which one might take over?

Jiang avoided talking about it, saying it was all a hypothetical question.

Rumors that Jiang Qichen succeeded Hou Youyi and ran for the mayor of New Taipei City across districts have recently been fermented in the political arena. Jiang Qichen said in an interview in the Legislative Yuan today that this is not true. He and Hou Youyi have not talked about related matters and have no relevant plans. Everything is reported by the media. , is also outside speculation.

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Are there any local people other than Hou Youyi who persuaded you to join?

Jiang Qichen said that in fact, this rumor has been around for a long time, and it has been circulating since last year, but there is no such fact.

For him now, it is still the work of the Legislative Yuan, the work of the legislators, and the work of serving the voters. Next year, he will elect the legislators and the president, not the mayor. Of course, he wants to fight for the re-election of the legislators.

Some people in the party think that Jiang Qichen's political voice is much higher than that of Liu Heran, the deputy mayor of New Taipei City, who was previously regarded by Hou as his successor, and he is more suitable to bear?

In this regard, Jiang Qichen said that everyone has different ideas, and he respects them, but every election, whether it is a local election or a national election, the party must have its own plans and arrangements. As far as he is concerned, now His job is to do a good job as a legislator and complete the work entrusted by the voters. This should be the most important thing he needs to do now. "I'm not thinking about it."

Jiang Qichen pointed out that everyone must have a lot of ideas and even suggestions for 2024. It is not a bad thing to come up with many plans at this time, but they must be able to win. To be able to win, in addition to the combination of candidates, we must also unite and cooperate. Otherwise, no matter how dreamy the candidates are, if they do not unite and cooperate, they may eventually become disillusioned.

The media also asked Jiang Qichen, if Hou Youyi and Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan were to run together for president and vice president, which one might take over from New Taipei or Taichung?

Jiang Qichen avoided talking about it, saying that these are all assumptions within assumptions, and the first one is to assume that both Hou and Lu will choose.

The second is to assume that both elections win.

The third one will have a hypothetical who will by-election in New Taipei or Taichung.

Jiang Qichen said that the most important thing is the presidential candidate. How to have an open, transparent, fair and just mechanism, and finally gather the solidarity of the whole party and unite to fight this battle should be a very important thing at present.