Changing a system that is working in their favor would do the DPP more harm than good.Changing a system that is working in their favor would do the DPP more harm than good | 2022-01-16 11:00:00
<strong>Reforming recall law</strong>
I am writing in response to the articles “Lim calls for a halt to further recalls” and “Lin thanks Taichung voters after victory” published by the Taipei Times (Jan. 11, page 3). Sunday’s voting results in Taipei and Taichung thankfully prove to be a positive trend toward electing and endorsing appropriate lawmakers to represent their constituents.
Many of us breathed a sigh of relief as independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐) survived his recall vote, and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator-elect Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) successfully avenged the unceremonial unseating of Taiwan Statebuilding Party’s (TSP) Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) and retained
Former legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) yesterday said he is recuperating in hospital from injuries sustained when he fell off the back of pickup truck during an event in Taichung’s Wufong District (霧峰) thanking those who voted for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator-elect Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) in her election win last week.
Footage of the incident broadcast on local media showed Chen tumbling backward and falling off the vehicle, apparently slamming his head onto the street.
Lin, standing next to Chen at the time of the incident, other passengers and bystanders immediately rushed to help the former legislator, whose recall led to
Sunday’s by-election in Taichung’s second electoral district was another loss for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). It was also an example of an unforced strategic error, initiated by former KMT chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) and continued by the current chairman, Eric Chu (朱立倫).
The hapless Chu gifted the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which already has a legislative majority another seat in the legislature and caused a potential headache for Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) of the KMT.
The question is not why the KMT’s candidate, Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恒), lost; it is why the party thought he could win.
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