Ko and Chen Canvassing to Seek Support in Kaohsiung 高雄選戰最後衝刺 藍綠掃街拚場爭取支持

The nine-in-one elections are nearly here. The latest developments in the Kaohsiung City mayoral election included KMT candidate Ko Chih-en launching a music video for her campaign song and DPP candidate Chen Chi-mai releasing a science fiction-themed campaign ad.

KMT Kaohsiung City mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en campaigned alongside city councilor candidates on Nov. 24 in Nanzi District, where they received an enthusiastic welcome from locals.

Ko Chih-en, Kaohsiung City Mayoral Candidate (KMT): “Everyone would like to return home and accompany their parents. That's why I've always hoped that the extent to which children can settle down and work in Kaohsiung will keep pace with the aging of their parents.”

The nine-in-one elections are right around the corner. On Nov. 23, Ko released a music video for her campaign song, which was produced by local youths. The lyrics are touching, talking about the homesickness of youths who head north for better job opportunities. They echo Ko's youth-related policies and appeal to young people to return to their hometown.

Ko Chih-en's Campaign Song: “Let's return together, let's light up Kaohsiung together.”

Ko sought to appeal to young voters with the music video, while opponent and incumbent Mayor Chen Chi-mai of the DPP broadcasted a clip of himself singing off-key from four years ago.

Chen Chi-mai Campaign Broadcast (Nov. 23, 2022): “People meet and part, and nothing lasts forever.”

Chen joked that his singing could affect the election outcome. He recently released a campaign ad with a science fiction theme. It used the landscapes and buildings of each of the districts to show the intersection between technology and culture and Chen's vision of the future Kaohsiung.

Chen Chi-mai, Kaohsiung City Mayoral Candidate (DPP): “Voters who live here and those who don't live here that care about their hometown and Kaohsiung's future have to vote. If you don't come home to vote, then others will decide your future and that of Kaohsiung for you.”

Both candidates made a big effort to sway voters in the last days before the election.

支持者列隊迎接，國民黨高雄市長候選人柯志恩，24日一早跟左楠議員候選人在楠梓掃街，展現女力。

國民黨高雄市長候選人柯志恩說道：「每個人都想回家，都想陪伴自己的父母親，所以我一直希望說，孩子他能夠在高雄安居立業的程度，能夠趕得上父母親衰老的一個程度。」

大選在即，為了衝高票數，柯志恩23日推出由在地青年製作的競選歌曲MV，歌詞暖心，講出北漂青年的思鄉之情，呼應青年政策，柔性訴求青年返鄉。

柯志恩競選主題曲「留一盞燈」：「我們一起回去，一起把高雄點亮。」

柯志恩推MV拉攏青年選票；對手高雄市長陳其邁23日則在左楠掃街直播上，釋出4年前唱歌曲紅豆的片段，靠走音打親民牌。

陳其邁車隊掃街直播（111.11.23）:「相聚離開，總有時候，沒有什麼，會永垂不朽。」

在車上努力揮手，陳其邁上午來到前鎮掃街，自嘲歌聲會影響選情，陳其邁日前也推出科幻感廣告，用各區景色、建築等，主打科技與人文的交會，描繪他眼中未來的高雄。

民進黨高雄市長候選人陳其邁表示：「在地或者是旅外的遊子，關心故鄉高雄的未來，一定要去投票，假如你不回來投票，別人就會幫你決定你的未來，還有高雄的未來。」

藍綠陣營在高雄一北一南，各自顧票，為選戰做最後衝刺。