KMT uses issues, swag to attract youthBy Shih Hsiao-kuang and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is this year setting its sights on young, moderate voters by focusing on policy issues such as animal protection and housing, and offering trendy merchandise, the party’s youth director said on Saturday last week. To boost waning support for the KMT among young voters after last year’s general election, the party first focused on reaching out to people already within the pan-blue camp, KMT Youth Department director Chen Kuan-an (陳冠安) said. People hold Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) merchandise and books about Taiwanese history at a news conference in Taipei to launch an online shopping portal on Nov. 17 last year. Another task for the department is to design merchandise, Chen said. However, many young pan-blue supporters are not enthusiastic about working in politics due to the party’s opaque promotion system, he added.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2021 15:56 UTC