Lai Qingde, a candidate for the DPP chairman by-election, held a “political report to party members” in Yunlin County on the evening of the 6th. , fair and open primary election or nomination mechanism. Legislative member Su Zhifen said bluntly at the scene that the DPP has weakened too quickly, and the party needs new faces, calling for “generation change.” She is also an old face, and hopes that the party will “break up and stand up.”
Su Zhifen pointed out that in the past presidential elections, the ballots in Yunlin County played the role of sending the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidates into the presidential palace. However, the election of the president and legislators in 2024 is actually very difficult. The party is weakening too fast, and it is too slow to cultivate the new generation, and even if I am an old face, I should change generations. This election brought “hope not only to lose, but also to have the ability to review” brought to the DPP.
Some supporters believe that why the turnout rate of young people in the general election last year was low, because “voting for the DPP means going to the battlefield again, and everything is going up, except that the salary is not going up.” Caught and then released can not be controlled, highlighting incompetence, we should think about how to protect the people; some party members claimed that local election bribery was very serious in last year’s general election, some people “caught and bought” without law, and fraud and drugs have affected Taiwan in large quantities. If the government Continue to blind your eyes, “Taiwan will go to death!”
Lin Jinzhong, chairman of the Yunlin County Party Committee of the DPP, said that he was responsible for the defeat in the 9-in-1 election and resigned as the party chairman. Lai Qingde said that the DPP should have sincerity, put forward improvement strategies in response to various reviews, and also grasp the opportunity of this failure, so as to regain the support of the people and continue to strive for opportunities to serve the people.
Lai Qingde promised that after becoming the chairman of the party, the first task is to unite the party, prevent the party’s forces from being dispersed, and regroup as the backing of the ruling; it will polish the DPP’s brand of integrity, diligence, love for the country, and green governance quality assurance; cultivate young people Expand and interact with people from all walks of life to regain the support of young people; establish a fair, just, and open primary election or nomination mechanism within the party.
Lai Qingde reiterated that resisting China to protect Taiwan and opposing the Communist Party to protect Taiwan are just means. China has not given up attacking Taiwan by force. Taiwan has to prepare, but the purpose is to strive for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Participating in the election of the party chairman is for Taiwan’s democratic values and Taiwan spirit. Taiwan is a peace-loving country. It hopes to fight for the economy, care for the people’s livelihood, strengthen national defense, and maintain peace, so that Taiwan’s sovereignty can be safeguarded safely.
Lai Qingde emphasized that the DPP is the first local political party to emerge in Taiwan. Over the years, it has combined social forces to pursue 100% freedom of speech, promote a comprehensive re-election of the Congress and direct presidential elections, and drive Taiwan’s democratic progress and national development. The party’s mission is very precious. To this day, he is still proud of being a party member. Taiwan’s current democracy has achieved the best results. Democracy issues “must be resolved with greater democracy, and there must be no turning back.”