Voters reject bid to recall opposition lawmakers
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TaiwanPlus on MSNImpacts of a Failed RecallAs votes get counted, numbers indicate that all 24 of the Kuomintang lawmakers up for recall will likely retain their seats in the legislature. Analysts told TaiwanPlus the KMT will likely revise the recall act again to raise the threshold even higher,
Opposition legislators in Taiwan overwhelmingly survived a major recall campaign on Saturday, in a result viewed as a public rebuke to President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party. While the DPP claimed China interfered in the vote,
A recall campaign against 24 legislators of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) in Taiwan failed on Saturday, with none of the proposals receiving more votes in favor of the recall than against it, according to the local election affairs authority.
Taiwanese voters head to polls in a high-stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching-te's party control of the parliament. Supporters of Lai's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party,
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Around one-fifth of Taiwanese lawmakers, all from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), face a recall election on Saturday that could reshape the legislature and present an opportunity for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to regain its majority.
Taiwan is preparing for a pivotal recall vote involving 24 lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's opposition party. This move comes amidst Chinese support for the KMT, as the party counters accusations from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party.