A young Taichung city councillor is giving up his seat so his father can run in his place, and the KMT says no party rules were broken.

• Independent councillor Lin Hao-yu announced on the final registration day that he will not seek re-election.
• His father, former KMT councillor Lin Ju-chou, is running instead — the same seat he handed to his son last term.
• Lin Ju-chou is still a KMT member but is running as an independent without telling the party first.
• The KMT's Taichung branch says it only nominated two candidates in the district, so the switch does not hurt the party and it will approve the independent run.
• A son stepping aside for his father is rare in Taiwanese politics, and the party only found out the same afternoon.

Outlook: The father returns to the ballot in Taichung's third district with party blessing, leaving voters to decide whether the family handover works twice.