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Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) Over 12,000 people attended a campaign rally held in New Taipei Saturday for the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidates running for mayor in Taiwan's six largest cities.
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Monday are as follows:
Taiwan's local government elections will face a new layer of unpredictability this year, with candidates fielded or backed by the new Taiwan People's Party (TPP) hoping to make an impact in high-profile races, especially in Taipei and Hsinchu City.
With less than a month to go before voters in Taiwan choose their local city and county leaders on Nov. 26, the country's two main political parties are looking to hold or gain ground while keeping a new upstart party at bay.
When the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) won big in Taiwan's November 2018 local elections, many felt President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) might have trouble holding on to power in the presidential race 14 months later.