Kuomintang
Taiwanese political party
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| October 5 2021 | Eric Chu was inaugurated as the Kuomintang party chairman, following the Central Standing Committee's decision to have him assume office on this date. |
| September 29 2021 | Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee confirmed the election results of Eric Chu as the party chairman. |
| September 25 2021 | Kuomintang chairmanship election held, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eric Chu won with 85,164 votes out of 187,999 cast, defeating Chang Ya-chung (60,632 votes), Johnny Chiang (35,090 votes), and Cho Po-yuan (5,133 votes). Voter turnout was 50.71 percent. |
| September 25 2021 | Rescheduled date for the tenth direct election of the Kuomintang party leader, allowing all registered, due-paying KMT party members to vote. |
| September 22 2021 | Trend Survey poll indicates a tight race, with Chang Ya-chung at 28.4%, Eric Chu at 29.3%, and Johnny Chiang improving to 18.0% support |
| September 17 2021 | A livestreamed debate on party policy was held at China Television studios, focusing primarily on the 1992 Consensus and Cross-Strait relations. Candidates discussed their interpretations of the consensus and strategies for engaging with China. |
| September 15 2021 | A proposal to rescind the disciplinary action against Chang, initiated by his committee representative Chen Ming-yi, was passed after opposition from Chiang and Chu. |
| September 13 2021 | The Kuomintang's Central Election Supervision Committee referred Chang to the party's Central Evaluation and Disciplinary Committee for making verbal attacks on Chu during the campaign. |
| September 9 2021 | First poll by TVBS shows Chang Ya-chung leading with 30.6% support, while Johnny Chiang has 12.8% and Eric Chu has 27.5% in the Kuomintang chairmanship election |
| September 4 2021 | A televised debate between the four Kuomintang chairmanship candidates (Chiang, Chu, Chang, and Cho) was held, where each candidate discussed party strategy, Cross-Strait relations, and opportunities for younger party members. Taiwan independence activists protested outside the TVBS Media building during the debate. |
| August 17 2021 | Johnny Chiang, Chang Ya-chung, and Cho Po-yuan register their candidacies for the Kuomintang chairmanship. Chiang commits to building intraparty consensus, supporting the 2021 Taiwanese referendum, winning local elections, and helping select the party's presidential candidate. |
| August 16 2021 | Eric Chu registers his candidacy for the Kuomintang chairmanship, outlining goals to empower the legislative caucus, expand international and Cross-Strait outreach, focus on younger party members, and win the 2022 local and 2024 presidential elections. |
| August 12 2021 | Registration forms become available to eligible candidates for the Kuomintang chairmanship election. |
| August 2 2021 | Eric Chu stated he would seek the Kuomintang chairmanship, promising to reestablish a polling department within the party if reelected. |
| July 2021 | Original scheduled date for the Kuomintang chairmanship election, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| July 28 2021 | During an in-person meeting, the KMT Central Standing Committee reschedules the chairmanship election to 25 September 2021. |
| July 11 2021 | Cho Po-yuan announced his campaign for the Kuomintang party leadership. |
| May 26 2021 | KMT's Central Standing Committee meets and decides to postpone the leadership election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April 28 2021 | Jaw Shaw-kong decided not to run for the party leadership. |
| February 2021 | Jaw Shaw-kong applied to renew his Kuomintang party membership and initially expressed interest in contesting the party leadership. |
| February 20 2021 | Incumbent chair Johnny Chiang announced his intention to run for a full term as party leader of the Kuomintang. |
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