The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday announced its candidates for next year’s mayoral and county commissioner elections in Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Taitung.
At a meeting of its Central Standing Committee, the KMT formally approved the selection of Legislator Ko Chih-en (柯志恩) in Kaohsiung and Legislator Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介) in Tainan as the respective mayoral candidates.
Ko and Hsieh previously ran and lost to incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mayors in their respective cities, both DPP strongholds, in 2022, but would face new, yet-to-be-announced challengers next year.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
The KMT also approved the nomination of Legislator Su Ching-chuan (蘇清泉) to run against incumbent DPP Commissioner Chou Chun-mi (周春米) in Pingtung County.
In Taitung, where the incumbent KMT commissioner is to leave office after two terms, the party nominated county council speaker Wu Hsiu-hua (吳秀華) to compete against legislator and DPP nominee Chen Ying (陳瑩).
At the meeting, KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) announced that Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), who served as legislative speaker from 1999 to 2016, has been appointed as the party's chief advisor.
Taiwan's next local elections are scheduled to take place on Nov. 28 next year.
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