Taiwan opposition survives recall vote, delivering blow to President Lai’s DPP

Taiwan opposition survives recall vote, delivering blow to President Lai’s DPP

Opposition legislators in Taiwan overwhelmingly survived a major recall campaign on Saturday, in a result viewed as a public rebuke to President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party. While the DPP claimed China interfered in the vote, all 24 Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers targeted in the effort retained their seats.

A voter leaves a booth during voting for the recall election at a polling station in Taipei. AFP