
AI-generated summary
The Democratic Progressive Party has clear party discipline rules for members who still run for elections as members of the original party after quitting. This is considered a disciplinary violation and will be removed from the party in accordance with regulations and restricted from re-joining the party within five years.
Xue Zhaoji quit the Democratic Progressive Party to run for the next Gao City Councilor and was recommended by Taiwan Advance. (Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)
The Gao City Council candidates Xue Zhaoji and Huang Shumei, who quit the DPP and registered to run for the next city council, violated DPP party discipline. The Gao City Party Headquarters of the DPP pointed out that they had reported this at the third meeting of the Municipal Party Committee’s 9th Executive Review Committee and reported it to the Central Party Headquarters for follow-up processing.
The Municipal Party Headquarters explained that cases of illegal participation in the 2026 Kaohsiung City Council election were reported in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Party Headquarters immediately after the candidate registration deadline; among them, a total of 2 people were involved in cases of quitting the party and running for elections, namely Xue Zhaoji in the 4th District (Zuoying, Nanzi) and Huang Shumei in the 7th District (Sanmin).
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The Party Headquarters pointed out that although the two men went to the Municipal Party Headquarters to go through the process of withdrawing from the Party before registering to run for the election, according to the relevant regulations of Party discipline, those who violated the rules and participated in the election could still be removed from the party, and the rule that they were not allowed to apply to join the Party within 5 years applies; the determination of relevant sanctions does not differ based on whether the parties have applied to withdraw from the Party in advance.
The Party Headquarters also appeals to the public to identify the city council candidates officially nominated by the DPP. If any candidate who has not been formally nominated by the DPP uses the DPP emblem without authorization, or uses other identification and publicity methods that are sufficient to make the public mistakenly believe that they have been nominated by the DPP to campaign, causing confusion or misleading to the public, after receiving the report, the Municipal Party Headquarters will collect relevant evidence and transfer it to investigation in accordance with the law.
Huang Shumei quit the Democratic Progressive Party to run for the next Gao City Councilor and appeared in Spider-Man costume when registering. (Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Central Party Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party will expel Xue Zhaoji and Huang Shumei from the party and apply the rule that they will not be allowed to join the party within five years.
Very likely · Within weeks

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