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Taiwan Voters Reject Recall of 24 KMT Legislators

The result leaves the DPP without a legislative majority, with a second recall vote scheduled for August.

Overview

  • Preliminary tallies show voters opposed the recall of 24 Kuomintang lawmakers, allowing them to retain their seats in the 113-member legislature.
  • The outcome prevents President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party from regaining a majority needed to reverse recent budget cuts and restore defense spending.
  • Former KMT President Ma Ying-jeou urged supporters in Taipei to punish the DPP at the ballot box, and both KMT and TPP accused the ruling party of undermining democratic norms.
  • The DPP, which backed the citizen-led recall initiatives, had cast the KMT as pro-Beijing and a security risk amid rising cross-strait tensions.
  • A second recall vote targeting seven additional KMT seats is set for August 23, and official results for the July 26 vote will be confirmed on August 1.