Taiwan's opposition KMT is pulling its big-name politicians into one camp for the 2028 presidential race, a positive sign for the party and a warning shot for the ruling DPP.

• Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen said the KMT is uniting behind a shared goal of winning back power in 2028.
• Her joint appearance last week with legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu and Taipei Mayor Lu Chiang Wan-an is being read as the start of a team effort.
• Past KMT candidates ran alone; the new pitch is that a group goes faster and further together.
• Lu also pressed President Lai Ching-te and Premier Cho Jung-tai to visit the flooded south, where several counties are underwater.

Outlook: Local elections in 2026 come first, and they will be the first real test of whether this new unity holds.