Chiang Wan-an "Runs Into" Wu Yi-hsuan: No Individual Campaign Appearances, But Still Seeking to Maximise Blue-White Seats
After the Kuomintang's Taipei city party headquarters decided on an all-district vote-allocation strategy, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an has avoided making individual campaign appearances for Taiwan People's Party city council candidates, but has still appeared alongside them by way of "chance encounters" — a positive signal for blue-white cooperation, but a source of pressure on the KMT grassroots' vote-allocation discipline.
- The KMT's Taipei city party headquarters has already settled on an all-district vote-allocation strategy for the city council elections, and Chiang Wan-an will not make individual campaign appearances for TPP candidates.
- TPP Zhongzheng-Wanhua candidate Wu Yi-hsuan "ran into" Chiang Wan-an while canvassing the streets; the two shook hands and appeared together, drawing outside attention.
- Chiang Wan-an responded with "brothers climb the mountain together, brothers work hard together," saying the goal is to maximise blue-white seats.
- This model of appearing together without formally campaigning has become a compromise that circumvents the vote-allocation rules while maintaining cooperation.
Outlook: As the campaign heats up, similar "chance encounter" scenes may appear more frequently, and blue-white cooperation will continue to advance in a form that stops short of formal endorsement.