Taipei: Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday acknowledged the failure of a mass legislative recall effort, framing the result as a reflection of civic engagement rather than a partisan contest. According to Focus Taiwan, DPP Secretary-General Lin Yu-chang stated that the recall should not be reduced to a

Taipei: All 24 lawmakers from Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), faced recall votes on Saturday and successfully retained their positions. This outcome allows the KMT, along with the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), to maintain their opposition control over the Legislature. According to Focus Taiwan, the Central Election Commission

Taipei: The chairman of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) praised the clean sweep against recall campaigns scored by 24 of his party’s lawmakers on Saturday as “a big victory for Taiwan’s people,” saying it showed that voters opted for stability. “Taiwan’s people have chosen stability and believe that the government

Munich: Badminton players from Taiwan secured three of the four medals in the mixed doubles event at this year’s World University Games in Germany on Saturday. Taiwan’s Wu Hsuan-yi and Yang Chu-yun claimed the gold after overcoming fellow Taiwanese shuttlers Chen Cheng-kuan and Hsu Yin-hui in the finals with straight

Taipei: Public votes were held Saturday in about one-third of Taiwan’s constituencies to decide whether 24 lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT) would be removed from office in an unprecedented recall movement seeking to reshape the Legislature. As it turned out, none of the targeted lawmakers were recalled, dealing a blow

Taipei: The failure of the mass recall campaign targeting Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers was the result of strong opposition mobilization in blue-leaning districts and the campaign’s eventual framing as a partisan showdown, scholars said Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, the recall movement targeted 24 KMT lawmakers and suspended Hsinchu Mayor Kao