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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8185e19l4o
Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented
and controversial vote aimed at ousting lawmakers accused of being
too close to China.
More than 30 lawmakers have been targeted in the "dabamian", or
Great Recall vote, initiated by a civic movement.
The vote has the potential to alter the balance of power in
Taiwan, which has seen months of political deadlock between
the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government and the
legislature dominated by the opposition Kuomintang and its
allies.
The issue has deeply divided Taiwanese society, which has
seen large rallies and fierce debate. Both pro-recall and
anti-recall activists claim to be fighting for Taiwan's
democracy.
The movement around the recall vote began with elections
in January 2024, when voters chose the DPP's William Lai
as their president but gave the opposition the dominant
presence in the parliamentary Legislative Yuan.
. . .
While it'd be great if there weren't so many pro-commie
pols ... this is just more of the modern 'lawfare' crap.
This is as bad for 'democracy' as the commies.
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