Hoping to cap off their presidential primary campaigns with a bang, both Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) frontrunners plan to hold large rallies in Greater Kaohsiung and New Taipei City (新北市) over the weekend.
Thousands of supporters are expected to descend on the two locations as Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) attempt to drive up support before the official telephone polls begin on Monday.
The party’s nominee is expected to be announced on Wednesday at the earliest.
Tsai’s campaign has planned a large gathering tonight from 7pm to 9pm in front of the Kaohsiung Music Center. The event is expected to attract a number of politicians, including local legislators.
SANCHONG RALLY
Tsai will hold another rally in New Taipei City’s Sanchong District (三重) tomorrow during the same time. Hundreds are expected to attend the event, which will be held at the Guangsing Elementary School.
Slogans at both rallies are to incorporate the world “new” — a key component of Tsai’s campaign message, campaign office staff said.
Tsai’s rally today will be called “New Generation, Heavy Responsibility,” while tomorrow’s will be labeled “Hold Hands, New Future.”
Meanwhile, Su will make campaign stops in reverse order compared with Tsai, as he plans to spend tonight in Sanchong, a pan-green stronghold, where he will hold a musical event expected to draw hundreds, campaign officials said.
Running from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, the event will be called “Taiwan Dreams” and located be near the Sanhe Junior High School MRT station.
LABOR PARK EVENT
Tomorrow, Su will be at Greater Kaohsiung’s Labor Park, near the Shihjia MRT station between 7pm and 9pm.
Musicians, bands and other artists will play at both locations, part of the long-running series of concerts that Su has held as part of his presidential nomination campaign, his staff said.
Voters can expect calls seeking their opinion on the presidential race, which will be used to settle the nominations, between 6:30pm and 10pm beginning on Monday.
The DPP says that voters will be asked separate questions on whether they would support each of the DPP candidates against President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in next year’s election.
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