Politicians friendly towards the mainland are looking increasingly unelectable
Global Voices
Date: 8 June 2020
Rally to campaign for the recall of Han Kuo-yu on June 5 2020. Photo from We Care Kaohsiung
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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