On November 18, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies will host an expert discussion on various aspects of Taiwan’s 9-in-1 municipal elections. Scholars from Taiwan, the United States, and New Zealand will analyze recent polling on voter sentiment in Taiwan, will assess campaign strategies and tactics, and will discuss the implications of the elections on the current government’s ability to govern and on the January 2016 president and legislative elections.

Voters in nine Taiwan municipalities will head to the polls on November 29 to elect mayors, city councilors, and other local officials. As in other democracies, these mid-term elections are decided not only on local issues, but on national politics as well. Campaigns often reflect national issues as much as local, and the election results will be interpreted by some as a referendum on the current national government.

On November 18, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies will host an expert discussion on various aspects of Taiwan’s 9-in-1 municipal elections. Scholars from Taiwan, the United States, and New Zealand will analyze recent polling on voter sentiment in Taiwan, will assess campaign strategies and tactics, and will discuss the implications of the elections on the current government’s ability to govern and on the January 2016 president and legislative elections.

After the session, panelists will take audience questions.

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