TPP-KMT ties strained by Jhubei mayoral contest

COOPERATION? Despite the breakdown in talks over the mayoral race, the KMT and TPP remain committed to working together to win elections, an official said By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) is to stand by its candidate in the Jhubei City (竹北) mayoral race, following a breakdown in talks with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) over their competing candidates, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said yesterday.Thursday was the first day that candidates in the upcoming November elections could pick up registration forms.KMT Hsinchu County Councilor Wu Hsu-chih (吳旭智) picked up a form for the Jhubei mayoral race, raising questions about cooperation between the two opposition parties. Taiwan People’s Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, r