Major Parties Gear Up for Local Elections
People Power Party Establishes Evaluation System for Local Election Nominations. The People Power Party (PPP) has finalized an evaluation system for metropolitan and municipal government heads through its Elected Official Evaluation Innovation TF, aiming for victory in next year's local elections. This evaluation will comprehensively reflect objective indicators and subjective assessments, serving as the foundation for nomination screenings. The specific evaluation system consists of 50% quantitative indicators, 20% individual presentations, and 30% public opinion polls.
The quantitative indicators include economic indicators, leadership indicators, and party contribution indicators, serving as objective criteria to assess each local leader's tangible achievements and capabilities. The PPP plans to conduct evaluations of its metropolitan and municipal government heads in December, and the results will be forwarded to the Nomination Management Committee. Democratic Party Seeks to Expand Party Member Participation Through Party Constitution Revision. The Democratic Party (DP) will conduct a vote of all party members from November 19th to 20th to revise the party constitution. This vote focuses on changing the party's decision-making structure and expanding the participation of party members. The core agenda item is the introduction of a 'one party member, one vote' system, which would change the ratio of delegate votes to registered party member votes from less than 20:1 to 1:1 when electing the party leader and members of the Supreme Council.
Additionally, the agenda includes measures to implement a 100% registered party member preliminary election if there are four or more candidates for local election nominations, introduce a second-round runoff vote in the main election, and select proportional representation members for basic and metropolitan councils through 100% registered party member voting. Parties' Local Election Preparation Strategies. These moves by both parties are strategic efforts to strengthen their competitiveness and secure advantageous positions ahead of the upcoming local elections. By increasing the transparency and fairness of the nomination process and expanding party member participation, they aim to consolidate their support base and lay the groundwork for election victory. The PPP's establishment of an elected official evaluation system and the DP's revision of its party constitution are both seen as efforts towards internal reform and change. Both parties are focusing their capabilities on winning the upcoming local elections, and further intense competition is expected. This local election will be an important gauge of the political landscape.
