KMT to Begin Nomination Registration for Taichung City Council Election on May 21

(CNA, by reporter Hao Hsueh-ching, Taichung, May 20) The Kuomintang's (KMT) Taichung City Chapter announced today that the nomination process for the 2026 Taichung City Council election will involve form collection from the 21st to the 22nd and registration from the 21st to the 23rd. Three electoral districts will not hold form collection or registration due to considerations for a "Blue-White" (KMT-TPP) cooperation. The Taichung City Chapter today released the schedule for the 2026 Taichung City Council election nomination process. The form collection dates are from the 21st to the 22nd, and the registration dates are from the 21st to the 23rd. The受理 time is from 10 AM to 4 PM daily. The Taichung City Council election is divided into 17 electoral districts. The Taichung City Chapter stated that this nomination process is expected to be open in 14 districts, including Districts 1 through 10 and Districts 14 through 17. As for District 11 (East, South District), District 12 (Taiping District), and District 13 (Dali, Wufeng District), the city chapter pointed out that due to factors such as maximizing the number of council seats won and cooperation between the KMT and the Taiwan People's Party, it will not conduct opinion gathering or the form collection and registration process. Instead, it will propose to nominate the incumbent councilors in those districts by recommendation. The recommended candidates will be sent to the Central Party Headquarters for a final decision along with the list of recommended nominees from other districts. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150520