KMT mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en is preparing for her first major Fongshan rally, while DPP rival Lai Jui-lung is backing a proposed NT$150 million gymnastics training center. Here is the latest from Kaohsiung’s 2026 election campaign.

A Kaohsiung councilor and the city government have offered sharply different assessments of municipal debt by using different categories of public borrowing.

The Fisheries Agency has defended Cianjhen Fishing Port’s NT$405 million crew hostel, denying an ongoing water shortage and outlining repairs. Its response did not provide occupancy figures or directly answer concerns about affordability and peak-time shower capacity.

Following heavy rain and reports of potholes across Kaohsiung, author Shen Nai-hsun argues that the city must explain how repairs will be funded and completed. However, funds carried forward in government accounts should not automatically be described as unspent money available for immediate use.

Scholars credit Chen Chi-mai’s administration with changes in technology, transit, tourism and green space as five candidates compete to lead Kaohsiung.

Kaohsiung’s KMT and DPP mayoral candidates want to accelerate separate MRT projects despite a former Cabinet official’s warning about rising costs and weak returns.

Four incumbent councilors face no challengers in Kaohsiung’s District 6, but each must still clear a minimum vote threshold to be elected.

Telecom founder Hung Fang-lung became the fifth reported entrant in Kaohsiung’s mayoral race and proposed a two-year accountability test for campaign pledges.

An 83-year-old candidate has entered the Kaohsiung City Council race, saying she wants to protect a forest near the Ciaotou Sugar Refinery grounds.

A China Times commentator questions whether the DPP’s treatment of Kaohsiung has depended on which party controls City Hall.