Taiwan's opposition KMT is worried it could lose ground in November's local elections, with internal doubts about the party's new leadership adding to the strain.

• With 100 days to go, the KMT sees trouble in Changhua, Chiayi City, Yilan and Hsinchu County, plus Taitung, Hualien, New Taipei and Keelung.
• Party insiders blame a leader who is not steering the campaign, unlike past chairs who forced local rivals to fall in line.
• Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun has visited Changhua four times, but the local legislator and sitting county chief still refuse to appear alongside the party's candidate.
• If the ruling DPP unites its own camp in Taitung and Hualien, the KMT could lose two strongholds it long counted on.
• New Taipei and Keelung, seen as the big prizes, are only leading by a single-digit margin.

Outlook: The next three months hinge on whether the KMT can settle its own infighting before the DPP finishes uniting its side.