Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) Saturday secured a second term in office after beating his main challenger, former Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Ko Chih-en (柯志恩).
Chen, of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was the clear front runner from early on in the vote count, which began at 4 p.m. He declared victory at around 7:40 p.m. after Ko conceded defeat.
With 98 percent of the precints reporting as of 7:57 p.m., Chen was leading with 747,671 votes, or 58 percent of the total, over Ko who got 515,375 votes, or 40 percent, according to figures from the Central Election Commission.
Independent candidates Tseng Yin-li (曾尹儷) and Cheng Yu-hsiang (鄭宇翔) received 14,231 votes, or 1 percent, and 8,205 votes, or 0.6 percent, respectively, as of that time.
Chen’s victory will not be confirmed until the Central Election Commission certifies the…
