Taiwan, KMT and recall
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Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in a recall election Saturday, dampening hopes for the ruling party to flip the balance of power in the self-ruled island's legislature.
It was a mad dash to the finish, with Taiwanese on both sides seeing the vote as a battle for the future of their country.
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bne IntelliNews on MSNTaiwan’s president, ruling party hit hard by failure in anti-KMT recall voteBy bno - Taipei Office On July 26, Taiwan witnessed the culmination of an unprecedented political moment - the largest recall vote in its history, which ended in a decisive failure for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and delivered a measure of political humility for President William Lai (Lai Ching‑te),
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GZERO Media on MSNWhat We’re Watching: Trump undermines Bibi’s starvation claim, Ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodian, Taiwan recall failTrump contradicts Bibi on Gaza humanitarian crisis US President Donald Trump on Monday acknowledged that there’s “real starvation” in Gaza, an unusually direct contradiction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan's parliament.