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Chiang Wannan postponed his trip to prepare for Saturday’s debate due to physical discomfort. The Democratic Progressive Party caucus expressed respect and denied that he was intentionally reclusive, and pointed out that the election situation in Taipei had gradually become clear.
mayor of taipeixiang wannan Due to physical discomfort, I have canceled all scheduled events today and will continue preparations for Saturday’s debate. Zhuang Ruixiong, general secretary of the Legislative Yuan Caucus of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that the Democratic Progressive Party would have expressed respect for Jiang Wanyan if he skipped the election schedule and focused on debate preparation. On the question of whether he deliberately “hid it”, he said, “There is no need to resort to illness.” He would like to believe that this is due to recent hard work and stress, and that it is normal to be unwell.
Zhuang Ruizong said that the debate is an important part of the election. It was Jiang Wannan’s choice to postpone his schedule and allow time to prepare for the debate. “It’s a completely different approach from ordinary electoral people,” but the DPP still respects it.
Zhuang Ruizong said, “With 30 days left, the citizens of Taipei have almost made up their minds about the two candidates.” This will be reflected in the polls based on who is more popular based on policy proposals and whether the four-year performance of the current mayor is liked by the citizens of Taipei. He also said that Jiang Wanyan’s recent decline in polling and the Kuomintang’s “whole party saving one person” did not mean that Shen Boyang’s victory was guaranteed. Shen Boyang’s team still needs to continuously make better demands in the past 30 days.
The media asked whether DPP lawmaker Lin Junxian’s recent prediction that Chiang Wannan would “disappear” before the debate came true. Zhuang Ruixiong said that Lin Junxian has his own predictions and judgments. “It’s not clear whether that’s actually the cause.” However, if Jiang Wannan wants to spend more time preparing for the debate, he certainly respects that; “If he wants to step back or do something, he doesn’t have to be sick.”
Zhuang Ruizong said that he would believe that Jiang Wannan felt uncomfortable and felt a lot of pressure during his recent hard work. “It’s normal to rest.” Fan Yun, General Secretary of the Democratic Progressive Party, expressed that he wished Jiang Wanyan a speedy recovery and hoped that he could perform well during the debate and explain the policy clearly.
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According to the text, Jiang Wanyan canceled all scheduled events today due to physical discomfort and continued preparations for Saturday’s debate. The Democratic Progressive Party caucus expressed respect for this and believed that it was a normal arrangement to spend time preparing for an election debate.
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Zhuang Ruizong said that he did not think this was necessarily a deliberate retreat, but if there were other arrangements, there was no need to use illness as an excuse. He would like to believe that Jiang Wannan was under a lot of pressure from the recent battles, which caused him to feel uncomfortable and have to rest.
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Zhuang Ruixiong believes that in the remaining 30 days, the majority of Taipei citizens have already formed an opinion on the two candidates, and the policies and four-year performance of the current mayor will be reflected in the election. But he also emphasized that Shen Boyang’s team still needs to continuously put forward better demands.
