Battle lines for municipality elections stretch to US

Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for Taipei City Su Tseng chang will travel to the United States in mid-August, members of his staff said yesterday.

Su will have discussions with his supporters there about the elections for the five municipalities — Taipei, Xinbei City, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung — and encourage them to return to Taiwan to cast their votes.

Su will also ask them to donate money to the DPP cause, his staff said.

According to his initial plan, Su will leave for Los Angeles Aug. 13 and will hold a news conference in Pasadena Aug. 14 before proceeding to New York for more campaigning. He is expected to return to Taiwan Aug. 18.

Meanwhile, a supporter group for the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) in the United States said that a rally to drum up support for the KMT candidates in the five municipalities will be held in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra Aug. 14, coinciding with Su's visit.

In addition to KMT Legislator Lai Shyh bao, the supporters are hoping the party's Taipei City candidate, incumbent Mayor Hau Lung-bin, and Xinbei City candidate Eric Liluan Chu, will send representatives to the rally.

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