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Taiwan Opposition Defeats Recall, Keeps Legislative Control
Taiwan’s opposition will keep its legislative majority in a blow to President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party, ...
Taiwan’s Great Recall: Historic bid to remove 'pro-China' lawmakers fails
A historic vote in Taiwan on Saturday targeting 24 opposition Kuomintang (KMT) legislators accused of being too friendly with ...
Taiwan opposition parliamentarians survive major recall election
All recall votes against the 24 opposition party members from the Kuomintang (KMT) were rejected, according to Taiwan's ...
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Taiwan’s Recall Elections Failed – But That Doesn’t Signal an Embrace of Beijing
The failure of the recalls does not reflect a re-evaluation of cross-strait policy preferences. But it does send a clear ...
Taiwan Holds High-Stakes Recall Elections As China Watches On
The votes could reshape the island democracy's parliament and the government's approach to its powerful neighbor.
Agence France-Presse on MSN5d
Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election
Taiwanese voters turned out at schools, temples and community centres on Saturday to cast their ballots in a high-stakes ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute6d
Taiwan’s Recall Vote and Its Implications
On July 26, only a year and a half after the most recent general election, Taiwanese voters will once again head to the polls ...
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Taiwan's Political Landscape: Recall Vote Shakes Legislative Balance
Taiwanese voters rejected the recall of 24 opposition KMT lawmakers, thwarting the ruling DPP's efforts to gain legislative ...
Taiwan’s progressives reckon with utter failure of ‘Great Recall’ against opposition
The "Great Recall" of over two dozen opposition lawmakers in Taiwan was a great disappointment for the president and his progressive supporters.
Political compromise in Taiwan needed after recall vote deals major blow to President Lai
Voters overwhelmingly rejected a move to oust 24 lawmakers of the main opposition party, Beijing-friendly Kuomintang. Read ...
Explained: Taiwan’s unprecedented recall vote and how it could shift power
The unprecedented recall vote is being led by civic groups who accuse the opposition Kuomintang of working against Taiwan’s ...
Taiwan’s opposition parties KMT and TPP look to build on momentum from recall votes
The Blue-White alliance between the two parties helped see off an effort to unseat 24 legislators over the weekend.