The KMT won the last two local election cycles in landslides, winning 14 top spots in 2022. There is little news coming out of Kinmen, but often independents or even smaller party candidates from deep blue/red parties like the New Party do well there. WILDCARD TWO: THE TPPThere is also the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) problem. They are running candidates in New Taipei City, Yilan, Chiayi City and possibly Hsinchu City if Ann Kao (高虹安) rejoins the TPP. Donovan’s Deep Dives is a regular column by Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) who writes in-depth analysis on everything about Taiwan’s political scene and geopolitics.

Source: Taipei Times February 11, 2026 16:15 UTC