Taiwanese voters overwhelmingly rejected an unprecedented Saturday recall effort targeting the opposition Kuomintang Party, which favors better relations with China.
Voters in every targeted constituency voted against recalling the KMT lawmakers, Central Election Commission data found, a striking rejection of the effort boosted by President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party. The attempt aimed to recall 24 KMT lawmakers, almost a quarter of the legislature, and the KMT mayor of Hsinchu. The recall effort was launched by civil society groups, which argued that the party was working with China and jeopardizing national security. Voters weren’t convinced.
“We all know that no one should overturn the table and demand a new election just because they lost,” KMT Chairman Eric Chu told reporters on Saturday. “You can’t lose an election and then launch a massive recall. You can’t seek one-party dominance at the cost of undermining democracy.”
Worse yet for the DPP, the recall effort was rejected overwhelmingly in every district. The percentage of pro-recall votes only exceeded 25% in six out of the 25 elections.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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