2026 Taiwanese local elections

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Local elections will be held in Taiwan in 2026 to elect county magistrates (city mayors), county (city) councilors, township mayors, township councilors and chiefs of villages (boroughs) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties (cities). Elected officials would serve a four-year term.

Background

The Democratic Progressive Party discussed candidate nomination procedures for the 2026 elections at the party congress held in June 2025. [1]

On 9 September 2025, the New Power Party, Taiwan Statebuilding Party, Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party and Green Party Taiwan announced that their leaders, Claire Wang, Wang Hsing-huan, Lin Shih-han, and Joyance Wang, respectively, had formed an electoral coalition for the local election. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Wu, Kuan-hsien (27 June 2025). "DPP national congress to discuss 2026 election nomination rules" . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Wang, Yang-yu; Wu, Kuan-hsien (9 September 2025). "Taiwan's smaller parties form alliance for 2026 local elections". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 September 2025. Republished as: "Independence-leaning parties form an alliance". Taipei Times. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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