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Taiwan 2026 local election preparations and bribery probes

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As the November 28, 2026, local elections approach, Taiwan’s authorities have intensified anti-bribery and election security campaigns. Prosecutors and police are expanding outreach to combat vote-buying, illegal residency changes, election gambling, and disinformation. In Tainan, Chief Prosecutor Chung Ho-hsien warned against fraudulent household registration changes and illegal overseas travel offers, while authorities in Yilan and Keelung are conducting joint inspections and educational sessions to monitor high-risk areas for political violence and foreign interference. To support these efforts, whistleblowers reporting foreign interference can receive rewards of up to 20 million TWD. ~~New~~ Recent investigations have ~~surfaced~~ led to several ~~specific allegations of misconduct.~~ arrests and detentions across multiple regions. In Taitung County, a township representative candidate surnamed Tsai was detained after prosecutors allegedly found evidence of distributing live chickens to voters. In ~~Pingtung, authorities are questioning residents following~~ Chiayi County’s Zhuxi Township, a ~~candidate’s hosting~~ village chief candidate surnamed Wang was released on 50,000 TWD bail following accusations of distributing cash and gifts valued between 3,000 and 20,000 TWD. In Taoyuan City, a ~~large ten-table birthday banquet shortly before an election, an act scrutinized~~ village chief candidate surnamed Liu came under ~~laws regarding large-scale banquets used~~ investigation for allegedly using intermediaries to ~~influence voting behavior.~~ distribute 1.7kg bags of rice to residents. Further misconduct has been identified in Taichung City, where a former village chief and a current candidate were detained for allegedly organizing subsidized trips to Tainan and Changhua to solicit votes. These developments follow previous scrutiny in Pingtung regarding large-scale banquets, investigations in Taichung involving ~~large sums of cash and~~ bird’s nest, ~~as well as scrutiny~~ and land transaction inquiries in New Hsinchu ~~County regarding land transactions.~~ County. Political tensions remain high, with Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers previously accusing the Ministry of Justice of “double standards” in how bribery laws are applied to different political parties.

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