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TaiwanPlus on MSNAll 24 KMT Lawmakers Survive Recall Vote in Stunning Blow to Campaigners, DPPAll 24 Kuomintang lawmakers facing recall votes on July 26 have retained their seats in Taiwan's legislature. The mass recall movement, which began from civic groups and was supported by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party,
Taiwan's opposition party, the Kuomintang, successfully resisted a significant recall election aimed at ousting 24 lawmakers. The recall, viewed as an assault on democracy by opponents, was rejected,
After many months of campaigning, Taiwan’s “Great Recall” came to a halt on Saturday with the unexpected defeat of recall efforts at the polls. Of 24 Kuomintang (KMT) legislators and one mayor up for recall,
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.
With just under two weeks before the recall votes scheduled to take place on July 26, the political atmosphere in Taiwan is tense. The recalls largely target politicians of the Kuomintang (KMT), with over 30 recalls set to take place in the near future – the vast majority of them (24 recall votes) on July 26.
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) -Taiwan will hold a recall vote for around one quarter of parliament's lawmakers - all from the main opposition party - next month, the election commission said on Friday, a move ...