Taipei City Councilor Wang Shijian (middle) registers for the primary election of DPP Shilin and Datong District legislators, challenging current legislator He Zhiwei.

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[Reporters Chen Yun, Chen Zhengyu/Report from Taipei] The Central Executive Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party will review the qualifications of the candidates for the primary election of regional legislators today. After passing the 14 constituencies, polls must be conducted. After the meeting, lots will be drawn for the time of polls. They will be divided into two groups Conduct telephone polls from 17th to 23rd and from 14th to 30th.

The 2nd constituency of Taipei City (legislator He Zhiwei, city councilor Wang Shijian), the seventh constituency of Taipei City (city councilor Xu Shuhua, Hong Jianyi), and Chiayi City (legislator Wang Meihui, city councilor Huang Luhui, former city councilor Ling Zichu) that have attracted much attention are all The poll will be conducted next week, and the order of execution within the group will be determined by lottery at 10 am every day.

According to the results of the DPP’s lottery today, the first phase will be conducted from April 17 to 23, including the second constituency of Taipei City (He Zhiwei, Wang Shijian), the seventh constituency of Taipei City (Xu Shuhua, Hong Jianyi), New Taipei City 1st Constituency (Former City Councilor He Bowen, Assistant Professor Peng Lihui), Taoyuan City 4th Constituency, Taichung City 6th Constituency (City Councilor Huang Shouda, Jiang Zhaoguo, former City Councilor He Mincheng's son He Kunlin), Chiayi City (Wang Meihui, Huang Luhui, Ling Zichu), the first constituency of Pingtung County (Zhong Jiabin, Chen Mingda), Taitung County (Liu Chaohao, Lai Kuncheng).

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In the second stage, telephone polls will be conducted from April 24 to 30, including the third constituency of New Taipei City (former city councilor Li Kuncheng, city councilors Li Yudian, Peng Jiayun), and the fourth constituency of New Taipei City (legislator Wu Bingrui, doctor Xu Wenqi) , Taoyuan City 1st constituency (legislator Zheng Yunpeng, former city councilor Guo Lihua, former chairman of Taoyuan Aviation City Huang Shizhuo), Taoyuan City 5th constituency (city councilors Liu Renzhao, Yang Jiazu), Keelung City (city councilors Zhang Bingjun, Zhang Zhihao, Zheng Wenting ), the first constituency of Tainan City (Lai Huiyuan, Guo Zhenhui).

DPP spokesman Zhang Zhihao pointed out that polls were suspended in 39 electoral constituencies with equal quotas in the primary elections of regional legislators, and polls were required in 14 constituencies with more than 2 registered constituencies.

Today’s Central Executive Committee also agreed that Huang Xinming, the first constituency of Pingtung County, Huang Rongli, the first constituency of Chiayi County, and Liu Shifang, the third constituency of Kaohsiung City, would withdraw from the election. In addition, Liu Shifang's original electoral district has no one registered, and the follow-up primary election registration operation or recruitment will be submitted to the 2024 General Election Nomination Strategy Group for deliberation, and then sent to the Central Executive Council for decision.

According to reports, Secretary-General Xu Liming stated in the Central Executive Committee that he had asked many times, but Liu Shifang had made up his mind;

Xu Liming responded and handed it over to the nomination strategy group for discussion.