The Ma Ying-jeou-led KMT failed, meanwhile, to win back Kaohsiung, and People First Party (PFP) chairman James Soong announced following his defeat that he will withdraw from politics in Taiwan, meaning that the "Pan-Blue" parties are again facing a restructuring challenge.
而馬英九領軍的國民黨未能乘勢拿下高雄市、親民黨主席宋楚瑜也在敗選後宣布退出政壇，泛藍再一次面臨整合挑戰。