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.
An unprecedented vote to remove lawmakers from office could have handed President Lai Ching-te more power by ousting opponents. It didn’t.
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A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.
Tropical Storm Francisco is expected to move east to west over the area between Taiwan and Japan, bringing abundant rain over northern Taiwan Thursday and Friday. However, by voting day, the storm is expected to make landfall in China and may even weaken into a tropical depression, per CNA.
With just under two weeks before the recall votes scheduled to take place on July 26, the political atmosphere in Taiwan is tense. The recalls largely target politicians of the Kuomintang (KMT), with over 30 recalls set to take place in the near future – the vast majority of them (24 recall votes) on July 26.
Interactions between two distinct storm systems might lead to unpredictable results, the CWA said, adding that the situation is being closely monitored for potential risks to Taiwan. Francisco yesterday morning transformed from a tropical depression to a storm.