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Taiwan holds controversial vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers
Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented and controversial vote aimed at ousting lawmakers accused ...
Taiwan prepares for ‘Great Recall’ election targeting opposition lawmakers
Taiwan is preparing for the largest recall election in its history as the ruling party aims to oust dozens of opposition ...
Taiwan votes in major recall election closely watched by China
It calls him a "separatist". The heated recall campaign has been closely watched by China, whose Taiwan Affairs Office and state media have repeatedly commented on the vote and used some of the same ...
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Taiwan's KMT faces reckoning as lawmakers confront recall votes
TAICHUNG -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang faced no-confidence recall votes on Saturday, marking the climax of a broad social movement to unseat 24 of its lawmakers, the first batch of a total of 31 ...
Taiwan is paralyzed by political gridlock. A mass recall of ‘pro-China’ lawmakers could break that
A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.
Taiwan recall: shock waves likely no matter who prevails on ballots, analysts say
Saturday’s democratic showdown will test whether anti-Beijing sentiment remains defining force in island’s polarised politics ...
How a vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers has split Taiwan
In the following months, the main opposition party Kuomintang worked together with the smaller Taiwan People's Party and ...
China 'clearly' trying to interfere in Taiwan's democracy, Taipei says before recall vote
China is "clearly" trying to interfere in Taiwan's democracy and it is up to Taiwan's people to decide who should be removed ...
Explainer: Taiwan's recall elections and how the process could play out
Around one-fifth of Taiwanese lawmakers, all from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), face a recall election on ...
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Taiwan’s opposition protests ahead of recall vote targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers
Taiwan's main opposition will protest on Friday, the eve of unprecedented recall elections targeting its lawmakers that could ...
Taiwan says China is 'clearly' trying to interfere in its democracy ahead of recall vote
China is "clearly" trying to interfere in Taiwan's democracy and it is up to Taiwan's people to decide who should be removed ...
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With Pig Parades, Once-Feared Opposition Party in Taiwan Tries a Revamp ...
The Kuomintang has suffered lopsided electoral defeats at the hands of voters like Chen Yu-chieh, a 27-year-old website designer. “The Kuomintang’s mind-set is more conservative,” Ms. Chen said.