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- 1DPP outsider surges in Taipei mayoral race against KMT●Frozen Garlic analyses the electoral contest for Taipei City mayor. The race is between a KMT princeling and a DPP outsi
Political analysis site Frozen Garlic examines the contest for Taipei City mayor, framing it as a battle between a Kuomintang political dynast, or 'princeling', and a Democratic Progressive Party outsider, Puma Shen. Although Taipei has long been considered a KMT stronghold, support for Shen is described as rising rapidly, with the DPP's candidate gaining ground apparently unexpectedly. Commenters are weighing whether the party can overturn the capital's traditional voting patterns.