Chou Ni-an Re-elected as TSU Chairperson, Pursuing Elections with 'Local Right-Wing' Ideology
Chou Ni-an has been re-elected as Chairperson of the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU). She announced a major strategic shift to become Taiwan's first 'local right-wing' party, focusing on the 2026 and 2028 elections.
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- 📰 Published: April 22, 2026 at 19:56
- 🔍 Collected: April 22, 2026 at 20:01 (5 min after Published)
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: April 22, 2026 at 22:11 (2h 9m after Collected)
(Central News Agency, Taipei, 22nd) The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) held a Central Executive Committee meeting today, confirming that current Chairperson Chou Ni-an, who was the sole candidate registered for the election, has been re-elected for the ninth term. The TSU stated that facing two important battles, the elections in 2026 and 2028, the party will continue the ideology and route announced last August: positioning itself as a right-wing, localist party.
The TSU issued a press release stating that the 7th meeting of the 8th Central Executive Committee was held today. During the meeting, it was confirmed that Chou Ni-an, the only registrant, was re-elected as the 9th term party chairperson.
In her speech, Chou Ni-an stated that the spirit of the TSU will not disappear because its roots come from the late President Lee Teng-hui. What Lee Teng-hui left for Taiwan was not just a democratic system, but a persistence for the motherland Taiwan and a belief in "being one's own master." The mission of the TSU is to continue this spirit in the new era.
Chou Ni-an announced that the TSU will make a clear adjustment to its political positioning, taking a path that no one has taken in the past, aiming to become Taiwan's first local right-wing political party.
She stated that the TSU advocates "Taiwan First," which is not a slogan but a principle. The core positions of the TSU are: returning to common sense, respecting tradition, and standing firm on localism, being resolutely anti-communist, while taking people's livelihood as the basis and responsibility as the priority.
During the Central Executive Committee meeting today, the TSU also approved the first wave of nominees for the 2026 local elections: Yang Zhong-cheng for the 7th electoral district of Tainan City and He Yi-rui for the East District of Chiayi City.
The TSU issued a press release stating that the 7th meeting of the 8th Central Executive Committee was held today. During the meeting, it was confirmed that Chou Ni-an, the only registrant, was re-elected as the 9th term party chairperson.
In her speech, Chou Ni-an stated that the spirit of the TSU will not disappear because its roots come from the late President Lee Teng-hui. What Lee Teng-hui left for Taiwan was not just a democratic system, but a persistence for the motherland Taiwan and a belief in "being one's own master." The mission of the TSU is to continue this spirit in the new era.
Chou Ni-an announced that the TSU will make a clear adjustment to its political positioning, taking a path that no one has taken in the past, aiming to become Taiwan's first local right-wing political party.
She stated that the TSU advocates "Taiwan First," which is not a slogan but a principle. The core positions of the TSU are: returning to common sense, respecting tradition, and standing firm on localism, being resolutely anti-communist, while taking people's livelihood as the basis and responsibility as the priority.
During the Central Executive Committee meeting today, the TSU also approved the first wave of nominees for the 2026 local elections: Yang Zhong-cheng for the 7th electoral district of Tainan City and He Yi-rui for the East District of Chiayi City.