The aftermath of the recalls is gradually taking shape. In particular, the pan-Blue camp is likely to persist with further attempts to attack the DPP. A new proposal from the TPP, which is supported by the KMT, would tie national referendums to elections. This would likely drive up turnout in a way that would make it more likely that referendums would meet benchmarks to be binding...
The second and final round of recalls took place across Taiwan today, with seven KMT legislators facing recall. Likewise, a national referendum on the issue of whether to extend the lifespan of the Ma-anshan nuclear reactor took place...
The Great Recall Movement has been described by some as the beginning of a new wave of Taiwanese activism—the greatest since the Sunflower Movement. The first wave of recall elections failed to recall even one of the 24 targeted KMT politicians from office, dealing a heavy blow to the pro-recall movement. Such a turn of events raises the question: how have the recall results affected pro-recall Taiwanese? And more importantly, what does this mean for the future of Taiwanese activism?...
With the defeat of the “Great Recall Movement” last week, some have asked the question of whether the DPP and KMT will seek to make amends. After all, it now seems clear that the pan-Green camp will not be able to oust the KMT from the legislature...
With the defeat of the “Great Recall Movement” over the weekend, it is notable to observe that some claims in media discourse have sought to frame the results as a rebuke to the DPP, indicating that the Taiwanese public supports the KMT. Chinese nationalists have gone even further, suggesting that the results mean that the majority of Taiwanese identify as Chinese...
The first round of recall voting in Taiwan took place today. The results, however, mostly indicate a defeat for pro-recall campaigners, in that no KMT legislators were recalled. 24 legislators and one mayor were up for recall today...
Tomorrow is the date of the recalls set to take place in Taiwan. What should be self-apparent is that it was a sense of political crisis that led up to this point. For the recalls, as a self-initiated movement to recall all KMT legislators, to take place involved both domestic and international factors, as well as an interplay between social movement politics and electoral politics....
