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Revision as of 00:55, 1 November 2025
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] 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]
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.[3]
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, 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.[4]
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.[5] On 31 October 2025, the Central Election Commission formally scheduled the elections for 28 November 2026.[6]
