KMT, TPP to collaborate for presidential electionBy Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNALeaders of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) yesterday pledged to work together to promote a shared vision they said would benefit the public ahead of, and beyond, the 2028 presidential election. Speaking at a news conference in New Taipei City, KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said her party and the TPP outlined issues that the two parties would tackle together, including high housing prices, low wages and the low birthrate. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, right, and Taiwan People’s Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang shake hands at a news conference in New Taipei City yesterday. Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei TimesThe parties would soon begin discussions on how to coordinate for the local elections scheduled for Nov. 28. The TPP has never forgotten Ko’s words and would continue to advance that principle, Huang added.

Source: Taipei Times March 14, 2026 17:13 UTC