Taiwan's opposition KMT is mobilizing its lawmakers to run local campaigns ahead of the November 2026 local elections, aiming to weaken the ruling DPP and set up a return to power in 2028.

• KMT legislators are taking direct command of mayoral and county races, several serving as local party chiefs or campaign managers.
• In Keelung, Nantou, Miaoli, Taitung, Hualien and Taichung, sitting lawmakers are steering either re-election bids or handovers to new candidates.
• The KMT is teaming up with the smaller TPP in several places, pitching a combined opposition front against the DPP.
• New party chair Cheng Li-wun has told the whole caucus that winning in 2026 is non-negotiable.
• A group of KMT lawmakers flew to San Francisco to court overseas Taiwanese voters and talk to American contacts, tying the local vote to the 2028 presidential race.

Outlook: Expect the opposition to keep formalizing KMT-TPP cooperation deals district by district as the campaign heats up.