EDITORIAL: Swing voters could decide election

2026-10-19

With the local elections six weeks out, local daily news and talk shows are being filled with candidates’ campaign events, remarks, interviews, poll numbers, analysis and even fortune tellers making predictions for election results. However, the outcome is still ultimately decided by each citizen’s vote on election day. The Taipei mayoral election has become a focus of attention this year, as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen (沈伯洋) rapidly gained support in an unconventional campaign, sparking a media sensation. Taipei has about 2 million eligible voters, and with a general turnout of about 70 percent, approximately 1.4

Source: Taipei Times · 台北時報

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