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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Lai Jui-lung (賴瑞隆) is one of four contenders seeking the DPP nomination, in what is shaping up to be a highly competitive Kaohsiung mayoral primary.

With the Democratic Progressive Party’s Kaohsiung mayoral primary entering its final stretch, four DPP lawmakers are intensifying outreach efforts.

CNA reports that while speaking to reporters at the Legislative Yuan, Lai confirmed that the victim’s family has accepted his apology and that both sides reached a basic understanding during a one-hour meeting on Sunday.

Lai highlighted the Gangshan–Yanchao–Lujhu belt as the heart of Taiwan’s fastener, metal, and machinery components industry, noting that these clusters account for around 70 percent of national export volume, underpinning Kaohsiung’s reputation as a “world screw capital.”

Speaking before a crowd organizers claimed topped 20,000, Lin Tai-hua said her 25 years of work for Kaohsiung had been repaid with “political persecution.”

By Eryk Michael Smith /Staff Yahoo News image shows DPP lawmakers at Taipei press conference. TAIPEI — Ruling party heavyweights…

By RK Shih/Staff Photo shows Lai speaking to the media in September 2025. Via Yahoo News. TAIPEI — When the…

Chiu said that if elected mayor, she would construct a levee-top expressway running parallel to the Gaoping River (高屏溪堤岸), forming the backbone of a proposed “30-minute Greater Kaohsiung Living Circle.” The corridor would link Kaohsiung (高雄), Pingtung (屏東), and Tainan (台南) into a unified “Southern Taiwan Metropolitan Region.”

A speaker at a DPP mayoral candidate’s rally told supporters to adjust their answers in political polls. Critics say that’s cheating. The candidate says it was just an explanation of how polls work.

Once buoyed by strong early polling and factional backing, legislator Lin Dai-hua’s (林岱樺), decline has reportedly left the DPP’s Kaohsiung network — known as the Chu faction (菊系), linked to former Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) — divided and unmotivated to unite behind a single candidate.