A New Party candidate was arrested on the spot after throwing eggs at a DPP rival's campaign office in New Taipei, a sign of how ugly Taiwan's local election race is turning.

• You Zhi-bin, a New Party deputy secretary-general running for Taipei city councilor, threw eggs at the campaign sign of DPP New Taipei candidate Zhang Zhi-hao.
• He announced the protest in advance, saying he was defending Li Si-chuan over a dispute about an alleged payment figure.
• Police had 26 officers on site and arrested him immediately for property damage; he also faces defamation and election law complaints.
• Zhang's office manager filed charges, and the case goes to New Taipei prosecutors.

Outlook: Prosecutors will decide whether to charge him, and more confrontations like this are likely as the local election campaign heats up.