Kuomintang Nominates Former Taipei Deputy Mayor for New Taipei Mayoral Race

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The main opposition Kuomintang has nominated former Taipei City Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan as its candidate for the upcoming New Taipei mayoral election. The race is heating up as all three of Taiwan's major political parties have thrown their hats in the ring. Elections for local governments will be held in November.

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00:00The main opposition, Kuomintang, has nominated former Taipei City Deputy Mayor Li Sichuan

00:04as its candidate for the upcoming mayoral election in New Taipei.

00:19New Taipei, with its 4 million residents, is Taiwan's most populous city.

00:24The KMT has governed it for nearly 20 years.

00:27Li left his post as Taipei City Deputy Mayor in February in preparation for this one.

00:32The New Taipei Mayoral Race is hotly contested,

00:35with all three of Taiwan's major political parties nominating candidates.

00:39Li says he plans to tackle some of New Taipei's most pressing problems.

01:04Taiwan will hold elections for local government seats in November.

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