Xiao Jingyan Withdraws from Election Hoping for Peace; KMT New Taipei Party to Meet as No Substitution Mechanism Exists
KMT New Taipei City Councilor candidate Xiao Jingyan, who won the primary poll, suddenly withdrew from the race citing overwhelming online smears and bullying. The party committee will discuss candidate selection soon.
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- 📰 Published: April 17, 2026 at 18:12
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(Central News Agency reporters Cao Yayan, Huang Xusheng, New Taipei City, 17th) Kuomintang (KMT) New Taipei City Councilor candidate Xiao Jingyan was recently suspended by the Central Discipline Committee, but still won the primary poll yesterday. Today, he suddenly announced his withdrawal from the election, hoping that everything will return to peace. The New Taipei City Party Committee stated that the subsequent nomination review committee will hold a meeting to discuss the method of selecting a candidate.
The KMT will nominate 2 seats for the 11th electoral district of New Taipei City Council (Xizhi, Wanli, Jinshan). The nomination of incumbent councilor Bai Peiru is confirmed, and the other quota was contested by former KMT spokesman Xiao Jingyan, Ho Yuankai, director of Legislator Lo Chih-chiang's office, and Tao Weizhong, chief of Qiaodong Village in Xizhi District. The poll results showed Xiao Jingyan as the winner, but Xiao was recently suspended for 1 year by the KMT Discipline Committee due to controversial remarks, thus throwing his nomination eligibility into dispute.
Xiao Jingyan pointed out on Facebook today that he was grateful to the folks of Xizhi, Jinshan, and Wanli for their support, allowing him to win first place in the primary poll. However, since the beginning of his campaign, overwhelming smears, rumors, cyber army spamming, hatred, and bullying have swarmed in. From beginning to end, these were methods used by specific forces and factions to assist a specific candidate to profit in the primary election through opportunistic ways.
Xiao Jingyan said that his purpose in joining the KMT and participating in elections was to bring positive and good changes. But now, the turmoil caused by his candidacy is not what he wants to see, and they even attacked and insulted his old colleagues, which deeply breaks his heart.
He said that persisting in correct beliefs and values is not easy, but if persisting in doing the right thing causes relatives, friends, colleagues, supervisors, and supporters around him to be hurt, he cannot sit back and do nothing. Therefore, he decided to withdraw from the KMT's New Taipei City Councilor nomination, not participate in this city councilor election, and hoped to let everything return to peace.
After Xiao Jingyan withdrew from the election, regarding whether Ho Yuankai would be nominated instead, the KMT New Taipei City Party Committee pointed out that because the relevant regulations do not have a substitution mechanism, the nomination review committee will be asked to hold a meeting to discuss the method of generating a candidate.
Ho Yuankai stated that no matter what, he is already preparing for the year-end election and will not relax for a moment. The purpose is to win the crucial seat in Xizhi, Jinshan, and Wanli for the KMT, while also doing his best to assist Li Sichuan in campaigning to become the mayor of New Taipei City.
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The KMT will nominate 2 seats for the 11th electoral district of New Taipei City Council (Xizhi, Wanli, Jinshan). The nomination of incumbent councilor Bai Peiru is confirmed, and the other quota was contested by former KMT spokesman Xiao Jingyan, Ho Yuankai, director of Legislator Lo Chih-chiang's office, and Tao Weizhong, chief of Qiaodong Village in Xizhi District. The poll results showed Xiao Jingyan as the winner, but Xiao was recently suspended for 1 year by the KMT Discipline Committee due to controversial remarks, thus throwing his nomination eligibility into dispute.
Xiao Jingyan pointed out on Facebook today that he was grateful to the folks of Xizhi, Jinshan, and Wanli for their support, allowing him to win first place in the primary poll. However, since the beginning of his campaign, overwhelming smears, rumors, cyber army spamming, hatred, and bullying have swarmed in. From beginning to end, these were methods used by specific forces and factions to assist a specific candidate to profit in the primary election through opportunistic ways.
Xiao Jingyan said that his purpose in joining the KMT and participating in elections was to bring positive and good changes. But now, the turmoil caused by his candidacy is not what he wants to see, and they even attacked and insulted his old colleagues, which deeply breaks his heart.
He said that persisting in correct beliefs and values is not easy, but if persisting in doing the right thing causes relatives, friends, colleagues, supervisors, and supporters around him to be hurt, he cannot sit back and do nothing. Therefore, he decided to withdraw from the KMT's New Taipei City Councilor nomination, not participate in this city councilor election, and hoped to let everything return to peace.
After Xiao Jingyan withdrew from the election, regarding whether Ho Yuankai would be nominated instead, the KMT New Taipei City Party Committee pointed out that because the relevant regulations do not have a substitution mechanism, the nomination review committee will be asked to hold a meeting to discuss the method of generating a candidate.
Ho Yuankai stated that no matter what, he is already preparing for the year-end election and will not relax for a moment. The purpose is to win the crucial seat in Xizhi, Jinshan, and Wanli for the KMT, while also doing his best to assist Li Sichuan in campaigning to become the mayor of New Taipei City.
(Editor: Chen Renhua) 1150417
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