DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang will become the first "seventh grader" mayor if elected

The Democratic Progressive Party's 2026 campaign appealed for "a new generation to carry a new era." Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, who was born in 1982 (the 71st year of the Republic of China), successfully won the election and will become the first "seventh grader" Taipei mayor. In this regard, Wu Siyao, the director-general of Shen Boyang's campaign team, emphasized that the Taipei election campaign will not only emphasize age, but will also highlight professional abilities, attitude toward municipal administration, and sincerity in facing public opinion. He called on the younger generation of voters to work together to choose the right mayor and "carry up the new era of Taipei."

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan of the Kuomintang, who is seeking re-election, was born in 1978 (the 67th year of the Republic of China). He is now 48 years old, only 4 years older than Shen Boyang, but this campaign has unique generational significance. Since Taipei City resumed popular election of municipal mayors in 1994, the successive elected mayors have been Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou, Hao Longbin, Ke Wenzhe and Jiang Wanan. If Shen Boyang is successfully elected, he will become the first "seventh grader" to serve as Taipei mayor.

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In this regard, Wu Siyao said in an interview that "the new generation will carry the new era" is the common definition of the Democratic Progressive Party for the candidates for county mayors in Taiwan this time. Compared with the candidates nominated by other political parties, the candidates of the Democratic Progressive Party are indeed younger, and many people have professional training in different fields, including 7 lawyers. Therefore, the younger generation and professional ability are the common aspirations of the nominations across Taiwan.

Speaking of Taipei City, Wu Siyao pointed out that Shen Boyang is indeed younger than the current mayor Chiang Wanan, but this should be a "connected" method to highlight the common characteristics of all Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party candidates. If we look at the Taipei City election campaign alone, age is not the main appeal. "What we focus on is professional ability and attitude towards municipal administration."

Wu Siyao said that in addition to generational characteristics, the DPP should also highlight Shen Boyang's attitude towards municipal administration, his professional ability to handle municipal affairs, and his sincerity in facing public opinion. "The new generation will carry the new era" is not only an appeal to the candidates, but also hopes to impress more young people and bring innovative thinking, vision for the city, and positive demands for the chief minister into this election campaign, so that the young generation in Taipei City will care about this election together, "Let's choose the right mayor together, and carry forward the new era of Taipei."

In addition, party insiders have observed that from being a candidate in 2022 to now serving as mayor, Chiang Wanan is still flashy. Not only does he lack specific policy capabilities, but he has also failed to show specific results from his four years in power. The Kuomintang still attempts to rely on Taipei City's existing party structure to "elect on his own."

The person emphasized that the obvious difference between this DPP election and the previous term is that Shen Boyang represents a different generation, showing that the new generation's ideas have more room for innovation and more possibilities. Therefore, this election campaign will be very different from the past. Shen Boyang himself presents diverse new values ​​and brings a different election thinking from the past.