Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, says it will start a procedure to recall Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te after May 20, one year since he took office.
In Taiwan, recall campaigns are heating up against the backdrop of sharp partisan divisions in its legislature, targeting a total of 50 lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties. Taiwan's opposition-majority parliament consists of 113 seats.
Prosecutors investigated people associated with the Kuomintang, and reported that recall petitions included forged signatures, such as those of the dead.
On Saturday, the Kuomintang held a massive rally in Taipei to oppose the investigation. Party leader Eric Chu accused President Lai of using the judiciary to attack the Kuomintang in a dictatorial manner.
Chu also stressed that Lai is splitting Taiwan, not uniting it, and causing hostility rather than peace.
Chu said his party will begin the recall process against Lai in the legislature after May 20, if he remains remorseless.
Huang Kuo-chang, the head of the second-largest opposition Taiwan People's Party also joined the rally, highlighting sharp partisan divisions in Taiwan.
In Taiwan, recall campaigns are heating up against the backdrop of sharp partisan divisions in its legislature, targeting a total of 50 lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties. Taiwan's opposition-majority parliament consists of 113 seats.
Prosecutors investigated people associated with the Kuomintang, and reported that recall petitions included forged signatures, such as those of the dead.
On Saturday, the Kuomintang held a massive rally in Taipei to oppose the investigation. Party leader Eric Chu accused President Lai of using the judiciary to attack the Kuomintang in a dictatorial manner.
Chu also stressed that Lai is splitting Taiwan, not uniting it, and causing hostility rather than peace.
Chu said his party will begin the recall process against Lai in the legislature after May 20, if he remains remorseless.
Huang Kuo-chang, the head of the second-largest opposition Taiwan People's Party also joined the rally, highlighting sharp partisan divisions in Taiwan.
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In Taiwan, the Kuomintang plans to initiate a recall procedure against President Lai Ching-te on May 20. This follows investigations into the party regarding forged signatures in recall petitions and partisan divisions in the legislature targeting 50 lawmakers. The Kuomintang leader, Eric Chu,
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250427_03/
Date: April 27, 2025
Created: 2025/04/28 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 04:34
Last Read: 2025/04/28 07:37