The remarks referred to Legislator Anne Kao (高虹安), the TPP’s Hsinchu mayoral candidate, who has been accused of plagiarism. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Deputy Secretary-General Sidney Lin speaks to a reporter at DPP headquarters in Taipei on Wednesday. Lin said that KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) should speak up in support of the party’s Hsinchu mayoral candidate, Lin Keng-jen (林耕仁). The mayoral race might also influence the presidential election in two years, Sidney Lin said. Meanwhile, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) is rallying support in the “tight” race, Sidney Lin said, adding that the race would be open until election day.
