But the people also expect that in this election, provincial allegiances will be diluted, and the debate over unification vs. independence will be deliberately made ambiguous. Outright sensationalism can no longer hold the people spellbound. What will emerge is a battle of ideas and personalities.
民眾更希望此次大選，省籍情結能被淡化，統獨之爭則刻意模糊化，各候選人也不再用盲目的激情煽惑來蠱魅人心，讓世紀之爭成為一場理念與人格之爭。