A protester holds up a placard reading "send back for review" in Taipei, Taiwan, China, May 21, 2024. /VCG
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in China's Taiwan region suffered a major political blow as seven opposition Kuomintang (KMT) legislators facing recall votes on Saturday retained their seats in the legislature, marking the defeat of all 32 recall motions pushed by the ruling DPP this year.
The targeted KMT lawmakers held a steady lead after ballot counting began at 4 p.m., and by around 6 p.m., they had all declared victory over the recall attempts, according to local news reports.
Saturday's recall votes marked the second round of the DPP's campaign to claw back ground in the island's legislature, as the party currently holds fewer than half of the 113 seats. In the first round, 24 KMT lawmakers and the mayor of Hsinchu all survived recall attempts.
Source: CGTN
