Taiwanese voters have rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers from the opposition Nationalist Party in a recall election.

Votes favouring recall could shift balance of power in the parliament in favour of Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te

People in Taiwan voted on Saturday on whether to recall 24 lawmakers from the largest opposition Kuomintang party.

A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.

On July 26, Taiwan will set a new record for a developed democracy, holding recall referendums for 24 opposition legislators as well as one opposition mayor. This is nothing to be proud of; the mass recalls of more than a fifth of Taiwan’s legislature are the latest sign of a political crisis that has largely gone unnoticed internationally.

The largest ever recall election in Taiwan targets Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers, potentially aiding the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in regaining legislative control. Civic groups criticize KMT for pro-China actions,

Party that has failed three times to win presidency since 2016 faces reckoning over its ties to China in looming recall vote