Reported 8 months ago
Integrated News on June 25, 2024, reported that the Minority Party, led by Chair Ko Wen-je, strongly opposed the Kuomintang (KMT) proposed amendment to raise the recall threshold. The KMT suggested that public officials cannot be recalled within one year of taking office and that the recall approval votes must exceed the number of votes obtained in the election. The Minority Party believes that raising the recall threshold would make it difficult for people to exercise their civic rights, emphasizing that elections and recalls are meant to empower people and not to be manipulated by politicians as tools. They advocate for a clean and legal process without the need to increase the recall threshold, highlighting concerns about the current recall procedures and the potential for political mobilization and turmoil if not rigorously implemented.
Source: YAHOO