Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Tibetan and human rights organizations will march through the streets of Taipei on Sunday afternoon to show their solidarity with Tibetans and other minority groups who they said are facing oppression in China.
CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT: For the amendment to pass, 50% of all eligible voters would have had to support the initiative, with about 9.62 million ‘yes’ votes cast/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Student groups and NGOs expressed their disappointment Saturday evening at the failure of a referendum initative that would have lowered the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18, and they hinted at other steps to address the issue.
Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) A referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 20 to 18 fell short of the threshold needed to pass Saturday, dealing a blow to groups pushing to bring Taiwan's voting age in line with that of most other democracies.