"台北市長的爭奪啟示"

最近很多國民黨的民意代表紛紛表示要參選台北市長，讓明年的七合一選舉提前在今年開跑，同時也讓其它有意願參選的政黨與人士更加緊張。看來年底前要參選的人馬都會浮出檯面。

雖然很多人想要角逐明年的選舉，但如果是要代表政黨參選，通常都要經過黨內的初選。所以如果沒被選上，除非勢在必得要靠脫黨參選外，一般是會尊重黨內最後的結果。

不過有趣的是，現在發聲要參選的人，未必是真的想要當市長來為民服務。因為說要參選，或多或少會受到媒體關注，這對於知名度低落的政治人物而是件好事。到時被勸退時也能換得一些政治利益，何樂而不為？

(Politics) A Lesson from the Taipei City Mayoral Bid

Recently, many KMT legislators have expressed their intention to run for the Taipei City mayoral election. This has caused the seven-in-one elections, set to take place next year, to kick off ahead of time, and heightened tension among political parties and politicians who are interested in running. By the look of things, the list of candidates running for mayor of Taipei City will be out before the end of the year.

Although there are many candidates lining up for next years elections, they usually need to make it through the primary election held within their party before they can represent their party in the elections. Therefore, if the candidates fail to get elected, they will, by and large, respect the outcome of the primary election unless they are determined enough to win by opting to run as a nonpartisan.

What is interesting, though, is that those who have expressed their wish to run are not necessarily interested in becoming the citys mayor to serve the people. When it comes to running, candidates are bound to receive media attention, which is a good thing for lesser known politicians. Moreover, they can reap political benefits when being dissuaded from running. Either way, they will have something to gain, so, why not?

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