Politicians friendly towards the mainland are looking increasingly unelectable

Global Voices
Date: 8 June 2020

A rising politician and former presidential candidate who favoured stronger relations with Beijing has been recalled as mayor of Taiwan's second largest city, creating a fresh irritant in strained relations with China.

Han Kuo-yu's recall marks the first time a mayor was jettisoned by this method prior to completing a term.

The pretext was a June 6 recall vote that saw 939,090 voters vote in favor of Han’s removal and only 25,051 votes against.

Under Taiwanese law — revised in 2016 — over a quarter of Kaohsiung's nearly 2.3 million-strong electorate needed to vote for the recall and outnumber dissenters in order for the move to go through.
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