KMT victorious in 15 council speaker ballots
KMT victorious in 15 council speaker ballots By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) New Taipei City Councilor Chiang Ken-huang, lower center with arm raised, wins the draw for council speaker yesterday following two rounds of voting that both resulted in a 33-33 tie. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times 1 2 On the day of the inauguration of newly elected city, municipality and county heads, 22 councils across the country also voted to choose speakers and deputy speakers. While the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secured the speakers of the Greater Kaohsiung, Yilan County and Chiayi County councils, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) picked up 15, with the remaining four — Hsinchu City, Lienchiang County, Pingtung County and Chiayi City — won by independent councilors. The Taipei City Council, where the KMT has 28 of the 63 seats and the DPP has 27, is to be presided over by the KMT after the party’s can...