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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,
Since the election of President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), Taiwan’s political landscape has been deeply fragmented. The DPP won the presidency but lost its legislative majority to the KMT and its coalition partner, the Taiwan People’s Party.
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TaiwanPlus on MSNDPP Secretary-General Resigns After Recall Defeat
The Democratic Progressive Party's Secretary-General Lin Yu-chang has resigned following the resounding failure of the mass recall campaign. Not one of the initial group of 24 Kuomintang lawmakers up for recall was successfully ousted.
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.