Taiwan, China and recall
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The result is a blow to President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party, which missed an opportunity to reshape the legislature and regain its majority.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) shut down a report claiming the US may express concern about the failed recall election during President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) layovers in the country next month.
Around one-fifth of Taiwanese lawmakers, all from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), face a recall election on Saturday that could reshape the legislature and present an opportunity for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to regain its majority.