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KMT legislator Xu Yu-Zhen proposed amending the current Public Officials Election and Recall Law by adding a provision that recall approval must 'exceed the votes obtained by the recalled person when elected,' prompting criticism from the DPP. DPP legislator Hong Shen-Han slammed the move as an attempt by the KMT to raise the recall threshold to help their members facing public outrage. He accused the KMT of cheating by modifying the game rules and suggested sarcastically that the KMT should just propose a law amendment that requires twice the number of recall approval votes for KMT-affiliated officials. The article also mentions upcoming public hearings on the amendment and statements by KMT Chair Eric Chu clarifying that the amendment is not targeted at any individual or party.
Source: YAHOO