Tainan City Deputy Mayor resigns to run for Mayor / 角逐南市長 顏純左辭副巿長.投入民黨初選　　　　　　　　　　

Meanwhile, Tainan City Deputy Mayor Yen Chun-tso Yen Chun-Tso has submitted his resignation to run for the city's mayor. At a party held to bid him farewell, incumbent Mayor William Lai praised Yen's hard work and wished him well in his future endeavors. Meanwhile, Yen's move has tuned up the pressure for others intending to run for the city's top job in 2018. All the Tainan City Government department directors and Mayor Lai were present, they were bidding farewell to the Deputy Mayor Yen Chun-tso. ==YEN CHUN-TSO Former Tainan City Deputy Mayor== If on one hand I am the deputy mayor and on the other hand a candidate, that would influence the city government affairs. I devote myself to the next city mayor election. Mayor William Lai praised Yen's hard works and professionalism. Mayor Lai expressed his regrets and blessings over Yen's early resignation for the election. ==WILLIAM LAI Tainan City Mayor== In the past, a person intends to run for mayor, deputy mayor, magistrate or deputy magistrate, I have never seen anyone submitted an early resignation in the local government history. Yen is not really leaving us, rather he is creating a chance for us to get together in the future. Yen's resignation is creating pressures to legislators Yeh Yi-jin and Chen Ting-fei who intend to run for the Tainan mayor election. ==YEH YI-JING DPP Legislator== DPP has its own institution. If DPP requests us to resign from the legislator posts for the election, or DPP asks me to do whatever, I would follow. ==CHEN TING-FEI DPP Legislator== A political party has its own way, requirement and rule of game. At present moment, we need to do well on our works. ==LEE CHUN-YEE DPP Deputy Secretary-general== Deputy Mayor Yen's decision demonstrates a high level of democratic demeanor. I gave him my highest recognition. I also urge those legislators concentrate on national affairs. Yen's resignation also evoked criticism of grasping city resources. Yen's action and determination have successfully attracted voters' attentions. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 台南市政府各局處首長都到場，就連市長賴清德也沒缺席，就是要歡送顏純左請辭離開市府。 ==前台南市副市長 顏純左== 我如果還要一邊擔任副市長 一邊還要擔任未來候選人職務 會影響到我們市政 所以我有心要投入 下屆市長選舉 台南市長賴清德更稱讚顏純左認真專業，對於副手為了競逐接班，提前請辭，賴清德除了表達不捨，同時也給予祝福。 ==台南市長 賴清德== 過去要參選市長副市長 或是參選縣長副縣長 在地方自治史上 還沒看過提早辭職的 離開不是為了真的要離開 這個時候離開 是希望未來有機會 大家再聚在一起 請辭副市長，強調是為了不耽誤市政。不過這對於葉宜津、陳亭妃等人，目前仍有立委身分的市長角逐者，多少產生壓力。 ==民進黨立委 葉宜津== 民進黨有我們民進黨的機制 如果黨要求我們 要辭掉立委工作(投入選舉) 或者黨要求我們 要做什麼樣的要求 我都會遵守 ==民進黨立委 陳亭妃== 黨有黨的做法與規定 也有遊戲規則 那麼現階段就是把我們 自己工作做好 ==民進黨副秘書長 李俊毅== 顏副市長決定 這種辭職參選的高度 民主風範 我給予最高肯定 也呼籲這些立法委員 專心於國政 顏純左辭掉副市長，除了背水一戰，也避免引發其他對手批評掌握市府資源參選。相較其他有意競逐台南市長的黨內同志，顏純左大動作辭職參選，成功吸引選民目光，也展現競逐下屆市長的強烈企圖心。 記者 溫正衡 台南報導