US EditionThe Last 96 Hours of Taiwan’s Great Recall: In Images
- After Saturday’s vote, Democratic Progressive Party secretary-general Lin Yu-chang resigned, following all 24 Kuomintang lawmakers surviving the recall campaign.
- Saturday’s mass recall campaign targeted 24 Kuomintang lawmakers accused of blocking key legislation, marking Taiwan’s largest public effort to unseat sitting legislators via district‐level ballots.
- Observers noted the result was a major setback for William Lai Ching-te and boosted momentum for the Blue-White alliance ahead of the 2026 local and 2028 leadership race.
- Next month sees another recall vote, with a second round scheduled for August 23, 2025, targeting seven more KMT lawmakers, though observers say removal chances are slim.
- Looking ahead, observers say the ruling party must humble itself and coordinate with the legislative majority as Indo-Pacific tensions escalate this week.
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Taiwans' progressives reckon with utter failure of 'Great Recall' against opposition- Washington Examiner
The “Great Recall” of more than two dozen opposition lawmakers in Taiwan over the weekend greatly disappointed the president and his progressive supporters. All 24 members of the Kuomintang, or KMT, survived the coordinated challenge of their office on Saturday, smashing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s hopes of taking control in the Legislative Yuan. Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an, also a member of the KMT, survived her Saturday recall as w…
The first round of voting for the largest recall in Taiwan's history has ended. The recall campaign, initiated by civic groups and supported by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, has failed. This result is a blow to DPP President Lai Ching-te and the party he leads, and also means that the confrontation between the ruling party and the opposition in the Legislative Yuan is likely to continue.
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