Current regulations on the election subsidy have turned elections into “a profitable business” for politicians, he said. The NPP would never nominate someone who intended to keep their office while running for another position, he added. Han’s campaigning could make him unavailable to handle city affairs, he said, adding that polls show that 60 percent of Kaohsiung residents want Han to resign. The NPP would propose the bill in September when the next legislative session begins, NPP Kaohsiung chapter head Chen Hui-min (陳惠敏) said. The bill could be passed by mid-October, before candidates need to register for the presidential election in January next year, she added.

Source: Taipei Times July 17, 2019 15:56 UTC