On paper, Mr Chen Chi-mai looks like the best candidate to be the next mayor of Kaohsiung.
The 53-year-old Kaohsiung native is a stalwart of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and boasts a long political resume: legislator, party policy wonk, Cabinet spokesman, and Minister without Portfolio. He was even acting Kaohsiung mayor for eight months in 2005. "I'm ready (to lead Kaohsiung), I've been preparing for this for the past 23 years," Mr Chen told reporters earlier this month.
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