Last poll results released before Kaohsiung electionBy Tu Chu-min / Staff reporterKaohsiung City Councilor Wu Yi-jheng (吳益政) of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) is closing in on Kaohsiung City Councilor Jane Lee (李眉蓁) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), although they both trail far behind former vice premier Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate for the Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, an opinion poll found. Wu’s campaign office yesterday held a news conference to announce the survey results, as polls cannot be released 10 days before an election, which means as of 12am tomorrow for the Kaohsiung vote on Saturday next week. Former vice premier Chen Chi-mai, in white in the back of the truck, the Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsiung mayoral by-election candidate, waves to supporters yesterday while stumping in the city. Meanwhile, Lee said the final poll of the city’s residents would be on the results of the Aug. 15 vote. Kaohsiung City Councilor Wu Yi-jheng, back row, center, the Taiwan People’s Party Kaohsiung mayoral by-election candidate, joins supporters outside the Control Yuan in Taipei yesterday to urge Control Yuan President Chen Chu to push the central government to return tax revenues for the years 2010 to 2015 to the Kaohsiung City Government.

Source: Taipei Times August 03, 2020 15:56 UTC