New taipei: A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) panel on Wednesday selected Legislator Su Chiao-hui as the party’s 2026 nominee in the New Taipei City mayoral election, pending final approval by the party’s Central Executive Committee. Su, 49, is the daughter of former Premier Su Tseng-chang and has represented a New Taipei-based district in the Legislature since 2016.

According to Focus Taiwan, Su’s selection by the DPP nominations committee positions her to run in the longtime Kuomintang (KMT) stronghold, where incumbent Mayor Hou Yu-ih will leave office after completing two terms. The KMT has not yet announced its nominee for the city, while Huang Kuo-chang, chairman of the smaller Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), has repeatedly stated his intention to run for mayor.

New Taipei is Taiwan’s most populous municipality, with over 4 million residents. The KMT has maintained control of the city’s mayorship since 2005, when it was still known as Taipei County. Prior to that, You Qing and Su Tseng-chang of the DPP served as county magistrates from 1989 to 1997 and 1997 to 2004, respectively. Taiwan will hold its next local elections on Nov. 28, 2026.