Background
The Democratic Progressive Party discussed candidate nomination procedures for the 2026 elections at the party congress held in June 2025. [1] In October 2025, the party named Wang Mei-hui its candidate for the Chiayi mayoralty, Chen Ying for the Taitung County magistracy, and Ho Hsin-chun for Mayor of Taichung. [2] The following month, the DPP formally nominated Su Chiao-hui for Mayor of New Taipei and Chen Pin-an [ zh ] for the Miaoli County magistracy. [3] In January 2026, the DPP held primaries for candidates contesting the Kaohsiung mayoralty, the Chiayi magistracy, and the Tainan mayoralty. Lai Jui-lung [ zh ] defeated fellow legislators Chiu Yi-ying, Hsu Chih-chieh, and Lin Tai-hua in Kaohsiung, [4] [5] Tsai Yi-yu [ zh ] finished ahead of Chiayi County Councilor Huang Jung-li [ zh ], [6] and Chen Ting-fei won the Tainan nomination against Lin Chun-hsien. [7] [8]
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. [9] The coalition was formally branded as the Taiwan Go Go Front in December 2025. [10] In January 2026, the Taiwan Go Go Front announced a candidate recruitment drive for all seats on the Taipei City Council. [11]
The Kuomintang held its leadership election in October 2025. During her campaign, the winning candidate Cheng Li-wun indicated she would continue the KMT–TPP coalition [ zh ], respect local decisions about candidacies and back incumbents for reelection. If the Taiwan People's Party and the Kuomintang nominated candidates for the same local office, a cross-party primary would be held to determine the best candidate. [12] Public discussions about an electoral coalition between the two parties began in November 2025. [13] In December 2025, the Kuomintang selected Ko Chih-en as its candidate for the Kaohsiung mayoralty, named Hsieh Lung-chieh [ zh ] the mayoral candidate for Tainan, and backed Su Ching-chuan in Pingtung County. To replace the term-limited KMT magistrate of Taitung, Yao Ching-ling, the party chose Wu Hsiu-hua. [14] [15]
On 28 December 2025, Taiwan People’s Party chairman Huang Kuo-chang formally announced his candidacy for the New Taipei mayoralty. [16] In January 2026, the TPP published a white paper describing party polices for the 2026 elections. [17]
On 14 October 2025, the National Security Bureau reported to the legislature that election security measures had entered the planning stage, earlier than in previous election cycles. [18] On 31 October 2025, the Central Election Commission formally scheduled the elections for 28 November 2026. [19]
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