COA Minister Lin Cong-xian Resigns After Crushing Election Defeat and Policy Failures, Subsequently Appointed to Head National Animal Industry Foundation

In the late-2018 local elections, the DPP suffered a historic defeat due to various policy failures, with agricultural crises and marketing collapses acting as a critical factor. Facing intense public backlash for administrative incompetence and callous remarks on farmers' plight, then-COA Minister Lin Cong-xian was forced to resign on November 25. However, shortly after stepping down, Lin was swiftly appointed by green faction networks and high-level government protection to head the National Animal Industry Foundation, later playing a pivotal role in the controversial egg import program. This appointment drew fierce public condemnation as a textbook example of "losing the election but gaining patronage," severely undermining the impartiality of the civil service system and social justice.