TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) said at a campaign event on Friday (Oct. 6) that he has gathered enough signatures, just two weeks after his launch of a petition drive to run as president.

Presidential candidates wanting to qualify by petition to run for president as an independent must secure the required number of endorsements from voters. Gou and his running mate, Tammy Darshana Lai (賴佩霞), kicked off their presidential candidacy petition drive on Sept. 20.

The duo need to turn in at least 289,667 valid signatures before Nov. 2. The Central Election Committee is scheduled to announce the counting result by Nov. 14.

Gou spoke on Friday evening at a campaign event in Banqiao District, New Taipei City. He said the number of signatures passed the threshold on Wednesday (Oct. 4) ahead of schedule.

"Each signature represents a voter's support and expectation. I will continue to fight for it until the end," Gou said.

Gou's campaign spokesperson told the media after the tech giant broke the news that the office has garnered over 300,000 signatures supporting Gou's presidential bid. Chen Chia-yi (陳家頤) added that the petition drive will continue to gather "as many signatures as they can."