Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly MPs
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TaiwanPlus on MSNKMT Retains All 24 Seats in Legislative Recall VoteA vote to determine the fate of 24 opposition lawmakers is over. The Kuomintang has successfully defended all of its seats in Taiwan's chamber, but the outcome is presenting big questions for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
Outcome exposes public fatigue with ruling DPP and leader William Lai’s anti-Beijing rhetoric as a blanket strategy, analysts say.
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,