Search from various English teachers...
Nicklous
The battle of Mayor Election in Taipei City Yesterday was our Once-in-four-year local election, and it was also the most exciting one in the proportion of capital mayor in history. It had been tied since they began counting votes for nearly 11 hours, and the result had finally been clear till the very end at AM03:00 in the midnight. The winner Dr. Ko had just won his opponent Din just by 3000 votes as the resault of 580,820 and 577,566.

Dr. Ko is an incumbent as our capital mayor and he as an independent has been doing great due to his ability on resolving problems without carring burdens from political party from which he wouldn't be controlled and is able focus on just doing right things. As the resault he has a high amount of supporters and most of which are the young and middle age people who hate traditional politicias and are tired of being disappointed.

On the other hand, Din is relatively a traditional politician who comes from one of the major political parties KMT, which had been politically ruling this city for decades. His supporters are mainly the people who come from upper financial class and the elders.

So why Dr.Ko has been doing great but just narrowly won the election? It was because of the decision the other major political party DPP had made that rejoind the game. Last time they didn't send a candidate in order to beaten their major rival KMT by teaming up with Dr. Ko because they knew that they couldn't win either without doing it. But this time they decided not to do the same because they realized there was no benefit from Dr. Ko who rejects doing something under-the-table with them. By sending a candidate they did dilute Dr.Ko's votes but failed with just 3000 votes.

As a whole, the whole thing went smoothly and successfully. We have done this complicated democratic process together and now our job is to oversee these people that we vote to fullfill our responsibilities from which to make sure they are on the right track.

Corrections · 7

1

Mayoral Election Battle in Taipei City

Yesterday was our "nine-in-one" local elections, and it was also the most exciting in the capital's mayoral election history. The candidates' votes were nearly tied after eleven hours of counting. The results finally became clear around 3:00 AM. The winner, Ko Wen-je, beat his opponent, Ting Shou-chung, by just 3000 votes: 580,820 to 577,566.

Ko is the capital's incumbent mayor. As an independent, he has been doing terrifically thanks to his ability to resolve issues without shouldering the burden of representing a major political party. Because he isn't subject to their control, he is able to focus on just doing what's right. As the result, he has a high number of supporters, most of whom are young and middle-aged people who hate traditional politicians and are tired of being disappointed.

On the other hand, Ting is relatively a traditional politician who comes from one of the major political parties, the KMT, which had previously governed this city for decades. His supporters are mainly people from the upper financial class and the elderly.

So why is it that Ko has been doing so well but just narrowly won the election? It was because of the decision that the other major political party, the DPP, made to rejoin the game. Last time, they didn't field a candidate in order to beat their major rival, the KMT, by allying themselves with Ko, because they knew that they couldn't win without doing so. But this time, they decided not to do this, because they realized there was no benefit from their alliance with Ko, who rejected under-the-table deals with them. By running a candidate, they diluted Ko's vote share but still failed, earning just 300,000 votes.

As a whole, the elections went smoothly and successfully. Having participated in and followed this election together, our job now is to observe these people for whom we voted and make sure they stay on the right track. 

0
Interesting story
0
What sort of democracy do you have in Taiwan? What model is it based on? Do you watch the counting? What's it like in general?

Want to progress faster?

Join this learning community and try out free exercises!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!

Start Learning Today