Lin Changzuo (left), a non-party legislator in the fifth constituency of Taipei City, is not running for re-election, and Wu Peiyi, a member of the constituency, expressed his intention to take over.

(Photo by reporter Cai Sipei)

[Reporter Cai Sipei/Taipei Report] Lin Changzuo, a non-party legislator in Taipei's fifth constituency (Zhongzheng, Wanhua), said a few days ago that he would not run for re-election because of his family's health.

Wu Peiyi, who is regarded as a popular candidate for DPP Chung Cheng and Wanhua MP, said today that he is the candidate with the best chance of holding on to this seat and will express his will to the Party Central Committee.

Lin Changzuo said in an interview this morning regarding the election of the Legislative Council Members that he would do his best to support the election of the final candidate jointly launched by the Democratic Progressive Party and its allies.

Lin said that although Zhongzheng and Wanhua districts are the oldest electoral districts in Taipei City, they span ages and generations. There are Ximending and Guanghua shopping malls, and there are also young people in the old streets, and new stores. How to take care of the needs of the local elders? Creativity is also important, and candidates are expected to meet cross-generational needs.

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Originally, Wang Shijian, a member of the Taipei City Councilor from the Democratic Progressive Party, also rumored that he might run for the Chung Cheng and Wanhua legislators, but now he is registered as a Datong and Shilin legislator, and will run into the current legislator He Zhiwei of the same party.

Lin Changzuo expressed no particular opinion on this, but when Wang Shijian was likely to run for election and Wanhua legislators, he believed that if he wanted to select members, local members should be given priority.

After Lin Changzuo announced that he would not be re-elected, Wu Peiyi was also named as a possible candidate for the Democratic Progressive Party.

Wu said that he had discussed with Lin Changzuo and local friends in the past few days, and everyone agreed that this seat should be held, and Lin Changzuo should continue to speak out for Taiwan internationally, continue to promote young values ​​in Congress, and deepen grassroots services locally.

Wu Peiyi believes that he is the candidate who has the best chance of holding on to the seat. He emphasized that the first two elections have won the first place under the overall difficult situation. How to win the support of more people, the approval of the middle voters, and the encouragement of the younger generation Important, we will work hard to integrate the greatest local support and tell everyone that we can have confidence in her.

Wu said that Zhongzheng and Wanhua are recruiting areas, coordinated by the DPP Central Committee, and will express their wishes to the Party Central Committee and express their thoughts locally.