# Who will be Kaoshiung's new Mayor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Taiwan Politics\ **Tags:** kaohsiung\ **Created:** [June 7, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881 "2020-06-07T00:10:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/61 "2020-08-06T03:05:01Z")
Honestly? I’d rather the TPP replace the KMT as an opposition party. Instead of green and blue, we’d have green and green-blue and less likely to fall to China. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/62 "2020-08-08T01:34:48Z")
> [@DKaoshuing](#): > > We will see how much influence the Taipei mayor can have have Given how infrequently I have seen Mayor Ko in the capital during his second term, I think it might be more appropriate at this point to call him Taipei “mayor.” Guy ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/63 "2020-08-08T01:37:43Z")
_I’d rather the TPP replace the KMT as an opposition party._ Ko is the figurehead of the TPP. Where exactly does he stand on what Nathan Batto calls the “China Cleavage” in Taiwan politics? Does anyone really know? Many young people (who supported him initially) have made up their minds: Ko is not on their side. Guy ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/64 "2020-08-10T11:25:16Z")
Hankering for some discussion of the upcoming Kaohsiung by-election scheduled next Saturday? If so, Current Affairs Taiwan might help with this extended conversation between C Donovan Smith and ICRT’s Southern Correspondent Michael Smith: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3BOtKi7KDvg/maxresdefault.jpg "Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #48 Kaohsiung election special ft. Michael Smith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BOtKi7KDvg) Guy ---
**Author:** ![CTaitung](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ctaitung/32/100105_2.png) [@CTaitung](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/CTaitung)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/65 "2020-08-10T11:28:34Z")
Is it like a 15-second video saying DPP are guaranteed to win? If so, I might click on it, after a few beers, perhaps ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/66 "2020-08-10T11:31:00Z")
> [@CTaitung](#): > > Is it like a 15-second video saying DPP will win? It’s a 30 minute back-and-forth parsing of what’s going on with the election, with some helpful background details. I recommend brewing a nice cup of coffee to listen to it, possibly on a quiet rainy morning. : D Guy ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/67 "2020-08-10T11:34:51Z")
> [@afterspivak](#): > > > [@CTaitung](#): > > > > Is it like a 15-second video saying DPP will win? > > It’s a 30 minute back-and-forth parsing of what’s going on with the election, with some helpful background details. > > I recommend brewing a nice cup of coffee to listen to it, possibly on a quiet rainy morning. : D > > Guy Yeah. 15 seconds is not good for the algorithm. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/68 "2020-08-10T11:35:44Z")
> [@Marco](#): > > 15 seconds is not good for the algorithm It’s also not good for any background or analysis. : D Guy ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/69 "2020-08-15T07:59:05Z")
Polls in Kaohsiung are just about to close. For interested forumosans, The News Lens has an interactive page that I presume will provide live updates on the results: > **[Kaohsiung Mayoral By-Election Final Results - The News Lens International...](https://international.thenewslens.com/interactive/139201)** > > After former presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu was ousted from the Kaohsiung Mayoral Office in a recall election, contenders from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) are seeking to replace... Guy ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/70 "2020-08-15T08:25:19Z")
KMT candidate (can’t be buggered to remember the bird’s name) is getting absolutely wrecked. She’s only taking in a quarter of the vote. Think you can already put a fork in this thing. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/71 "2020-08-15T09:00:26Z")
No one else is watching? ---
**Author:** ![DKaoshuing](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dkaoshuing/32/127142_2.png) [@DKaoshuing](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DKaoshuing)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/72 "2020-08-15T09:06:55Z")
> [@DrewC](#): > > No one else is watching? I will just wait for the end result, heading off to the EU supermarket before they close at 7 and hope see nice results when I am back. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/73 "2020-08-15T09:11:18Z")
I think we already know the end result. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Icon](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/icon/32/189245_2.png) [@Icon](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Icon)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/74 "2020-08-15T09:13:51Z")
So far ![Screenshot_20200815-171230246](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/2/3/2392c324f4085b2ac93000c060d334a083279778.jpeg) TPP really lagging behind. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/75 "2020-08-15T09:29:20Z")
Even if KMT DOUBLED their vote count, they’d still be behind right now. 😳 ---
**Author:** ![DKaoshuing](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dkaoshuing/32/127142_2.png) [@DKaoshuing](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DKaoshuing)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/76 "2020-08-15T09:31:03Z")
> [@Icon](#): > > So far > > ![Screenshot_20200815-171230246](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/2/3/2392c324f4085b2ac93000c060d334a083279778.jpeg) > > TPP really lagging behind. Seems only ads around town I saw where from KMT. They wasted a lot of cash it seems. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/77 "2020-08-15T09:32:38Z")
It seems the Han administration REALLY pissed off the people of Kaohsiung. Guy ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/78 "2020-08-15T10:39:02Z")
Final vote tallies are in: > **[DPP's Chen Chi-mai wins Kaohsiung mayoral by-election - Focus Taiwan](https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202008150011)** > > Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a mayoral by-election in Kaohsiung on Saturday to replace Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) of the Kuomintang (KMT), who was removed after a recall vote in June. Guy ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Milker](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dr_milker/32/181996_2.png) [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/79 "2020-08-15T10:43:21Z")
> [@afterspivak](#): > > The News Lens has an interactive page that I presume will provide live updates on the results Yeah, kind of a foregone conclusion, even with a dud like Chen Chi-mai. ---
**Author:** ![schwarzwald](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@schwarzwald](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/schwarzwald)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881/80 "2020-08-15T11:07:20Z")
Looks like a lot more people voted to recall Han than for Chen Chi-mai. [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881.md?page=3) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/who-will-be-kaoshiungs-new-mayor/192881.md?page=5)