In Taiwan, the ruling and opposition parties held large-scale rallies on the night of the 12th to appeal for support for the unified local elections on the 26th of this month, which is also positioned as a prelude to the presidential election next year.
Of these, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party held a rally near the presidential office in Taipei. President Tsai Ing-wen, who also serves as party leader, delivered a speech, saying, ``The whole world is paying attention to our first election after the Chinese Communist Party Congress.'' He showed an attitude of making relations with China a point of contention.
He said, "On November 26th, we must stand up again bravely and send an accurate message to the world. Taiwan needs to defend its democracy even more firmly, and the world needs to unite even more in support of Taiwan." appealed for support.
Meanwhile, the KMT, the largest opposition party, held a rally in New Taipei City, which has the largest number of voters, with six populous city mayoral candidates.
Party leader Chu Li-Lun said, "If the six major cities get better, Taiwan will get better," and called for votes for the Kuomintang candidate.
"We are the political party that loves Taiwan the most, and our most important task is to protect democracy and freedom," said Zhu, who wants to avoid making relations with China a point of contention by adopting the "one China" stance. emphasized.
The results of this election may affect the candidate selection of the ruling and opposition parties for the presidential election the year after next, and the election campaign is becoming more intense with less than two weeks until the vote.