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,

The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan. China has for decades claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and has never renounced the possible use of force to annex the self-governing island and unify it with the Chinese mainland.

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.

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.

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.

After many months of campaigning, Taiwan’s “Great Recall” came to a halt on Saturday with the unexpected defeat of recall efforts at the polls. Of 24 Kuomintang (KMT) legislators and one mayor up for recall,

The first round of Taiwan's so-called “mass recall” campaign aimed at suppressing opposition forces was held on July 26, and the results have now been determined: all 24 Kuomintang (KMT) “legislators” targeted for recall retained their seats,

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.