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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 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 ...
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 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: cross-strait crisis averted for now, but new uncertainty ahead
Vote fails to remove KMT lawmakers, easing tensions with Beijing while raising questions about Taiwan’s defence ambitions and ...
The Diplomat4d
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 ...
The Diplomat6d
Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ Fizzles Out
After many months of campaigning, Taiwan’s “Great Recall” came to a halt on Saturday with the unexpected defeat of recall ...
Foreign Affairs1d
Taiwan’s Democracy Is in Trouble
On July 26, Taiwanese citizens went to the polls and voted on whether to recall 24 of their 113 representatives—or 21 percent ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute7d
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 recall drive fails to unseat 24 opposition lawmakers
Taiwan's unprecedented mass recall targeting 24 opposition lawmakers from a China-friendly party suffered a setback on ...
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.
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.