The candidate for the post of head of Taiwan bribed voters with toilet paper (2 photos)
Apparently, the island’s residents have not yet recovered from the Covid panic and continue to stock up on toilets. Knowing the needs of the voter is the path to victory! 
Prosecutors in Taiwan's Yunlin County suspect 73-year-old billionaire Terry Gou of bribing voters with toilet paper. According to the supervisory authority, one of the richest residents of the island, with the support of members of a local farmers' association, distributed boxes of toilet paper to the population in exchange for signatures.
A pro-China entrepreneur is running as an independent candidate for Taiwan's chief executive. The elections will take place in 2024, for participation in which it was necessary to collect 290 thousand signatures of residents in support of his candidacy by November 2. He managed to collect the required number of signatures and submit them to the election commission on November 1. 
Prosecutors said police detained 13 people handing out boxes of toilet paper worth NT$900, or about US$28, each. Ten of them were released after questioning, and three were released on bail. If found guilty, they face up to seven years in prison and a fine of up to 10 million New Taiwan dollars (more than 309 thousand US dollars).
Obviously, the distribution of toilet paper was a private initiative of people on the ground who know the needs of the population. Local residents, apparently, still have not recovered from the Covid madness, when they were buying toilet paper and at one point there was no product left on the island.
On the other hand, it can be assumed that the accusation against Terry Gou is the first attempt to put a spoke in the wheels of an unwanted candidate. After all, if you think about it, the owner of Foxconn, where 700 thousand people work in Taiwan alone, has more subtle ways of influencing people than the shameful bribery of toilet paper.
