Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly lawmakers
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Civic groups backed by President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had sought to unseat 24 lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang party (KMT), which controls parliament with the help of another party.
With recall votes against all 24 opposition Kuomintang lawmakers having failed, political analyst Courtney Donovan Smith says that voters rejected the use of recalls as a political tool in Taiwan.
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TaiwanPlus on MSNAll 24 KMT Lawmakers Survive Recall Vote in Stunning Blow to Campaigners, DPP
All 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,
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,
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.
Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party will pick New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih to be its presidential candidate in the election next year, a senior party source told Reuters on ...
The Kuomintang has suffered lopsided electoral defeats at the hands of voters like Chen Yu-chieh, a 27-year-old website designer. “The Kuomintang’s mind-set is more conservative,” Ms. Chen said.
If the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party are in fact part of a Chinese Communist fifth column in Taiwan, looking at the results of the January elections, ...
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TaiwanPlus on MSNImpacts of a Failed Recall
As 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,