It is a thankful morning to know that last night, people of Taipei City selected a mayor who does not belong to any political party. He is a doctor who does not have any political background. Just like most of us, he achieves what he has by his own effort. He promises "changes" for Taipei, for an open and transparent government. This is not an easy thing. The real challenge is coming; everyone is watching. The new mayor, instead of celebrating, has called for a meeting on the second day to initiate the change. We know this is going to be tough; we will all be watching, and supervising, in hope for a real democracy this time. In fact, I am not a person who believes in hero, but I do believe in the power of each and one of us to make things right and make the system a better one. Today, Taiwan set records. People speak their voices out by voting. The result of this election in Taiwan is out of expectation in almost every city. For the first time, young generations are no longer indifferent to politics and participate in the election by their means. We debated, analyzed issues critically and broadcasted online while mainstream media is mostly manipulated by political parties. I believe this election is one of the results of the Sun Flower Movement or the social movements happened in previous years. It is also a direct accusation toward the current ruling party that they shall no longer disregard the right of the people. We might still be innocent, but we have dreams, we want to do the right thing, we want to make changes to Taiwan, we want a better democracy. Today, the dreamers get together and sing our dreams. We are not the only one.
這是一個感恩的假期。昨晚設了鬧鐘為了早上起來看選舉結果（還緊張到睡不著），一覺醒來，我們迎接一個新時代的到來。今天，臺北人選擇了一個無黨籍、無背景的醫生當臺北市市長，和大部份的人民一樣，他靠著自己的努力才有今天的成就。他誓言要改變臺北，創造一個公開透明的政府；這並不是一件容易的事，真正的挑戰現在才正要開始，而所有人都在注視著；而新市長恐怕也知道接下來的硬仗才要開始，人們也都擦亮著眼睛在看著（不管是支持他的人、或是不支持他的人），他所做的第一件事並非慶祝當選，而是立即召開市政會議，立即著手開始大家都在期待的「改變」。我們都知道這機會十分艱難，我們都在看著、監督著、也將會提議協助，以期落實深化更完善的民主與制度。我其實不相信英雄，但我相信每個人都投入公民的權力去發聲與監督，制度有可能更完善，我們有可能把事情做得更好。今天，臺灣的人民做出了選擇，藉由投票發聲，創造了新的記錄，也在各縣市創下了出乎意料之外的結果，執政版圖全面性的翻轉（當然，還有許多隱憂，擇日另議）；臺灣史上第一次，年輕族群不再對政治冷感，並以各種自己的方式參與這次的選舉，無論是參選、助選、討論議題，在主流媒體多受政黨或其他外力操控影響的現象之下，年輕人在網路媒體（這是一個多數人皆有管道接觸並發生的媒體）上辯論、分析與評論，並分享給社群；我相信這次的選舉結果是太陽花學運以及先前多個社運的影響結果之一，這個選舉結果也是人民對於執政黨最直接的控訴：無論是社運所反應的不公義、學運所抗議的制度與政府失責，食安、炒房問題所凸顯的政法商勾結，太多太多的議題需被批判與改善，而人民用選票說出意見，表達不滿。是的，說要改變，談何容易，許多結構早已根深柢固、盤根錯節，談著如何鬆動這不平等、不公義的體制，我們或許都有些天真，恐怕會在一路上磕絆受傷，但我們總還有著理想，我們希望做對的事、希望改變台灣、希望找到自己的路、希望擁有更完善的民主體制。今天，這些夢想家們聚集在一起說著各自的夢，我們也終於知道，我並非唯一一個敢於夢想的人。致臺灣。
同場加映：時代的改變，民主的實踐
