Hou Discusses Referendums in Facebook Post 侯友宜臉書發千字文 公投不該淪圈叉題

New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih published a Facebook post, saying only the people have the right to decide their future and they should think independently before voting at the upcoming referendums.

On the 13th, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih published a 1,000-character post on Facebook discussing the upcoming referendum and how it has devolved into being about individuals rather than issues. He also expressed regret that the referendums have been turned into a pseudo-election with extreme levels of opposition and conflict. 

Hou later said his post was essentially a repost of something he wrote three years ago when he was running for mayor because his promise to voters remains the same.

Hou Yu-ih, New Taipei City Mayor: “It was basically a repost of what I wrote three years ago when I was running (for mayor). At the time, I was talking about the core value of the people getting to decide their future based on reason and science.”

Hou reiterated that the right to determine the future of the nation should rest in the hands of the people. Kuomintang Chair Eric Chu, meanwhile, said the party must stand behind its convictions.

Eric Chu, KMT Chair: “The KMT has its viewpoint, and opposition parties have their responsibilities. When you have a ruling party that does whatever it wants, we must stand with the people. If we don't, who will?”

Hou was elected New Taipei City mayor in 2018 with 1.16 million votes, compared to the 950,000 Chu collected in 2014. There are 3.42 million voters in New Taipei City eligible to vote in the referendums.

 

公投倒數第五天，遲遲未表態的新北市長侯友宜13日晚間在臉書上發出千字文，表達對公投的態度，強調公投不應該淪為填鴨式圈叉問題，該就事論事，怎麼演變成對人不對事、非友即敵，搞得像選舉一樣的對立、衝突。文中看不到跟國民黨相同「四個同意」的論述，引發爭議，侯友宜再次強調，這跟他三年前參選新北市長，對人民的承諾一樣。

新北市長侯友宜表示:「我寫的那個內容，就是我當時在三年前出來選舉寫的內容，其實內容是沒有變，因為那是一個人民作主的核心價值，只要經過理性科學的論證，我們大家由人民作主。」

侯友宜強調，已經說得很清楚，尊重人民作主，讓他們自己作決定，對於侯友宜的公投表態，藍綠各有解讀，國民黨主席朱立倫強調，國民黨必須要有國民黨的立場。

國民黨主席朱立倫指出:「國民黨有國民黨的立場，在野黨有在野黨的天職，在面對這麼鴨霸的執政黨的時候，我們不站在民眾的身邊，我們不跟民眾站在一起，誰跟民眾站在一起？」

侯友宜作為藍營最大諸侯，在2018年新北市長選舉拿下116萬票，超越朱立倫2014年的95萬票，這次四大公投，新北市有高達342萬多合格選民，侯友宜對公投的態度也被放大檢視。