Taipei: Lawmaker Wang Hung-wei of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Sunday called for a Cabinet reshuffle, a day after she and 23 other KMT legislators successfully fended off recall campaigns against them.

According to Focus Taiwan, Wang, along with many KMT legislators who retained their legislative seats, took a victory lap in her district to thank constituents for voting against her recall. She highlighted an evident rift between the general public due to the recall campaign and emphasized the need for ruling and opposition parties to collaborate in healing the divide.

Wang criticized the Executive Yuan for not reviewing public-benefiting bills passed by the opposition-controlled Legislature and adopting a confrontational attitude. She also pointed out the government’s handling of trade, tariff issues with the United States, and the recent typhoon disaster in southern Taiwan as areas of poor performance, prompting calls for a Cabinet reshuffle.

Wang argued that a Cabinet shakeup should not involve inexperienced individuals or party loyalists, but rather seasoned professionals to address current challenges. Speaking with CNA, ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wu Szu-yao suggested that the opposition might use the situation to turn civic campaigns into political confrontations, urging officials to step down for “political responsibility.”

Wu stated that the DPP would responsibly face the recall campaign’s results and emphasized that true responsibility involves actions leading the country, not just rhetoric. She asserted that the DPP will not succumb to opposition pressures.

On Saturday, all 24 KMT lawmakers facing recall survived their votes, ensuring continued opposition control of the Legislature with support from Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) lawmakers. Only seven of the 25 recall votes, including the suspended Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an, met the 25 percent threshold of eligible voters needed for the proposal to pass, based on Central Election Commission data.