The ruling party’s candidate for Kaohsiung mayor, Chen Chi-mai, has broader support than his competitors. That’s according to a new poll out on Monday.
The Taiwan Brain Trust, a DPP-leaning think tank, found 53.7% support for Chen. That’s compared to 14.4% for the Kuomintang’s Li Mei-jhen, and 8.3% for the Taiwan People Party’s Wu Yi-jheng.
Just over 70% of the people who responded to the Taiwan Brain Trust survey said they plan to vote in the by-election.
The by-election for Kaohsiung mayor is scheduled to take place on August 15. The winner will serve the remaining 2.5 years of former Mayor Han Kuo-yu’s term. He was ousted by voters in June.
This is the second time that the DPP’s Chen Chi-mai is running for the position. He lost to Han in late 2018.