TAIPEI, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party on Monday announced five candidates for the party primary of next year's leadership election in Taiwan.

The candidates are Eric Chu, former mayor of New Taipei City, Chou Hsi-wei, former magistrate of Taipei County, Chang Ya-chung, president of the Sun Yat-sen School, Terry Gou, Foxconn founder and chairman, and Han Kuo-yu, mayor of Kaohsiung, said KMT Vice Chairman Tseng Yung-chuan.