TAIPEI CITY MAYOR KO OPTIMISTIC DESPITE LACK OF SUPPORT|柯文哲首度表態 將爭取連任台北市長

Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je said that he will seek another term in the 2018 mayoral election. The Taipei City Council KMT caucus announced a survey of support for his re-election at just 39.6 percent Those against polled at 50.1 percent. Ko said he was not perturbed by this at all. Taipei City Mayor Ko wen-je is halfway through his term in office. In a recent media interview he said that he intends to run for re-election. He emphasized that he wants to spend more time embedding business culture. In response to a survey showing low support for his re-election, he was unfazed and said that he is only halfway through his term. ==KO WEN-JE Taipei City Mayor== There is still time to change that around, only half of people don't support me, that means that half support me. So I just have to work hard, there's no need to worry when we are only halfway through the game. In recent polls of mayoral satisfaction, Kaohsiung City Mayor, Chen Chu, has the highest rate, at over 70 percent. Ko's by contrast is under 40 percent, tailing the field. His dissatisfaction rate is the highest of the six city mayors. The Taipei City Council KMT caucus announced the results of a satisfaction survey on his administration. The dissatisfaction rate was 49.7 percent, the satisfaction rate was 42.2 percent and 50.1 percent of those surveyed did not support his bid for re-election. ==WANG HSIN-YI Taipei City Councillor== Since the mayor took office we have seen his arrogant and ruthless policies come into effect, while policy affecting people's livelihoods has been delayed and festered, this has given rise to a wide dissatisfaction among Taipei City residents, the survey is undeniable proof of this. Pan-blue councilors criticized Ko's leadership skills as leading to widespread dissatisfaction and his continued falling poll ratings. Among DPP councilors too, there are those who want the DPP to take over the mayorship. ==HO CHIH-WEI DPP Taipei City Councilor== There are many people in the DPP who are eager to take over, so there will challengers, but whether in the end we will cooperate with Ko or if the DPP will take over, depends on polls. Ko faces stiff challenges from both the KMT and the DPP in any bid for re-election. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 台北市長柯文哲戴著聖誕帽，將聖誕糕餅分送給台北市49所小學，氣氛很歡樂，而任期剛剛過半的他，是否有意競選下一任的台北市長，柯文哲在接受新頭殼訪問時，首度表態將努力去連任，他強調，應該花一個時間把企業文化深耕，對於民調支持度低迷，他語態輕鬆的表示，球才打到半場而已。 ==台北市長 柯文哲== 這是這樣有時要倒過來 就是說有一半人不支持 代表還有一半的人支持你 反正就是努力做就是了 打球才打到半場而已緊張什麼 不過，日前的六都施政民調，高雄市長陳菊以超過七成的滿意度，拿下第一名，柯文哲滿意度不到四成，吊車尾，不滿意度也是六都最高。上午台北市議會國民黨團也公布柯文哲的施政滿意度調查，施政不滿意度49.7%，高於滿意度42.2%，不支持柯文哲連任的，有50.1%。 ==國民黨台北市議員 王欣儀== 我們看到柯市長施政以來 很多政策都是蠻橫硬幹 然後有關民生的議題 又都一直拖延擺爛 所以看起來已經是引起 廣大市民極度的反感跟不滿 民調的難看已經是 一個不爭的事實 藍營議員批評柯文哲的領導風格，已經引起市民反感，對於柯文哲的民調持續低迷，民進黨內也傳出不少人有意願，準備搶進台北市政府。 ==民進黨台北市議員 何志偉== 我們現在黨內還滿多人躍躍欲試 所以我們相信一定會有人出來選 但是到時還是要 跟柯文哲做相對應的民調 還要整合之後才會確定 到底是否由民進黨出任與否 面對國民黨的批評聲浪不斷，再加上民進黨內的競爭激烈，柯文哲的連任之路是否順利，挑戰才正要開始。 記者 台北綜合報導