TAICHUNG -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang faced no-confidence recall votes on Saturday, marking the climax of a broad social movement to unseat 24 of its lawmakers, the first batch of a total of 31 targeted for removal.

More than a procedural defeat, the result exposed the deep public skepticism toward Lai's combative leadership, his separatist stance, and his pro-United States policy direction. Voters rejected what many saw as a campaign of political retaliation masquerading as democratic accountability.

An unprecedented vote to remove lawmakers from office could have handed President Lai Ching-te more power by ousting opponents. It didn’t.

Taiwan is bracing for a political shake-up as a majority of directly elected lawmakers from the main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) face the prospect of early removal from office in an unprecedented wave of recall votes slated for July 26 and Aug.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan hopes to deepen mutually beneficial exchanges with Europe, Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu (吳志中) said during a recent meeting with a European Parliament delegation.

On July 26, only a year and a half after the most recent general election, Taiwanese voters will once again head to the polls. This time, however, the vote is

Taiwanese voters rejected the recall of 24 opposition KMT lawmakers, thwarting the ruling DPP's efforts to gain legislative majority. The DPP faces challenges ahead of next year's local elections. Opposition accused the ruling party of political retaliation,

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s stock market fell Tuesday amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding US-Taiwan tariff negotiations and upcoming recall votes, contributing to increased market volatility and selling pressure toward the end of the session.

This Saturday, Taiwan will try to do something that no democracy has ever done: a mass recall of lawmakers who serve in the national legislature.Around one-third of the island’s voters will head to the polls in what local media outlets are dubbing “The Great Recall” – an effort to remove 31 of the country’s 113-seat legislature.