Taiwan, KMT and recall election
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It was a mad dash to the finish, with Taiwanese on both sides seeing the vote as a battle for the future of their country.
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bne IntelliNews on MSNTaiwan’s president, ruling party hit hard by failure in anti-KMT recall voteBy bno - Taipei Office On July 26, Taiwan witnessed the culmination of an unprecedented political moment - the largest recall vote in its history, which ended in a decisive failure for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and delivered a measure of political humility for President William Lai (Lai Ching‑te),
Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in a recall election Saturday, dampening hopes for the ruling party to flip the balance of power in the self-ruled island's legislature.
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,