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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.
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Political Parties Appeal to Voters Ahead of Mass Recall Elections

Leading figures from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and main opposition Kuomintang are rallying support ahead of the ...
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Failure of Taiwanese recall elections leaves defence build-up in gridlock

The failure of Taiwan’s ruling party to unseat opposition members of the legislature in recall elections last weekend may ...

Newsom to call November special elections to approve new congressional maps

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced Thursday plans to order a special election in November for voters to decide whether to ...
The Diplomat5d

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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

Taiwan move to recall opposition lawmakers fails

The result is a blow to President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party, which missed an opportunity to reshape the ...

Taiwan Recall Campaign Fizzles, in a Setback to Its President

An unprecedented vote to remove lawmakers from office could have handed President Lai Ching-te more power by ousting opponents. It didn’t.

Taiwanese rally for and against the recall of opposition lawmakers seen as close to China

Tensions are high in Taiwan as threats from China and anger over political deadlock take center stage in an election to ...

Explainer-Taiwan's recall elections and how the process could play out

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Around one-fifth of Taiwanese lawmakers, all from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), face a ...

Petition to recall Gov. Tina Kotek approved to collect signatures

The Secretary of State's Office approved a petition on Aug. 1 for a new grassroots political organization to begin collecting signatures to recall Gov. Tina Kotek.