Candidate registration for Taiwan's November 28 local elections closed on September 4, with six people filing to run for Taipei mayor, among them incumbent Chiang Wan-an of the Kuomintang (KMT). The filing window, which CNA reported had opened on August 31, shut at 5:30 p.m. on the final day.
Who is running in Taipei? Besides Chiang, the registrants are Shen Po-yang of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), independent Lin Chih-cheng and three candidates from other political groups, Kuo Hsi, Hsiao Wen-chien and Tang Hsin-min, CNA reported, citing the Taipei City Election Commission. Chiang, who registered on the final day, said that morning that he would file through a representative and would also tick the debate option, while Shen had registered earlier. The city council race has drawn 98 candidates for 61 seats across eight districts, with the Shilin-Beitou district the most crowded at 20.
Who registered in Taoyuan, Taichung and Tainan? Two people completed registration for Taoyuan mayor, Chang San-cheng of the KMT, who is seeking re-election, and the DPP's Huang Shih-chieh, CNA reported. Its city council race drew 109 applicants, and qualified candidates are due to draw ballot numbers on October 23. Three registered for Taichung mayor, among them the DPP's Ho Hsin-chun and the KMT's Chiang Chi-chen, while four registered for Tainan mayor, including the KMT's Hsieh Lung-chieh and the DPP's Chen Ting-fei. In Tainan, 88 people registered for 57 city council seats across 13 districts.
What happened in Taitung? In Taitung, the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) registered no candidates. Lin Kuan-jen, the party's county chairman, said members would be left free to vote as they choose. In the county magistrate race, the DPP has nominated Chen Ying, a sitting legislator, and the KMT has nominated Wu Hsiu-hua, speaker of the county council, with two independents also registered.
