Taiwan's ruling DPP is kicking off its 2026 election push with a campaign song and a 40th-anniversary concert — a soft, culture-first opening move ahead of next year's local elections.

• The party released its 2026 campaign song "台灣好生活" ("Taiwan Good Life"), produced and sung by Golden Melody winner 吳永吉, with lyrics drawing on Taiwanese-language poetry.
• A 40th-anniversary concert lands in Taipei on September 19 under the theme "傳承40，民主共鳴" — passing on 40 years, democracy resonating.
• The concert runs in four chapters — democratic Taiwan, mother Taiwan, local Taiwan, progressive Taiwan — walking from the anti-authoritarian era to the party's new generation of candidates.
• The framing leans hard on Taiwanese identity and language, the DPP's core contrast with the KMT going into the campaign.
• The party also marks 30 years since the 彭婉如 case with a gender-equality documentary screening in Kaohsiung on September 28.

Outlook: Expect the DPP to keep building an identity-and-legacy narrative through the autumn before the 2026 local races turn combative.