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2021/02/08 13:54 Independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Chie (left). Independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Chie (left). (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) In the wake of the failed recall of independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Chie (
黃捷), Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials on Sunday (Feb. 7) stated that if the Kuomintang (KMT) continues with more recall campaigns, it will only make people think that the party will never grow up. According to political analysts, the KMT has repeatedly called for and promoted dismissals of rival politicians, with an overlying goal of holding an anti-ractopamine pork referendum. Last month, DPP Taoyuan City Councilor Wang Hao-yu (王浩宇) was removed from office via recall vote. Analysts said that since the KMT has been organizing anti-ractopamine demonstrations for some time, the public has likely grown sick of hearing the same party rhetoric.
2021/01/31 17:13 Independent City Councilor Huang Chie (黃捷). Independent City Councilor Huang Chie (黃捷). (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) As only one week remains until the recall vote for independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Chie (黃捷), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is doubling its efforts to call Fongshan District residents to vote “no” regarding Huang’s dismissal. The successful removal of DPP Taoyuan City Councilor Wang Hao-yu (王浩宇) has left people in the DPP worried about a domino effect. Faced with the possible dismissal of Huang, the party is going to great lengths to defend the councilor’s track record. The Kuomintang (KMT) is also doing everything in its power to make sure Huang is removed from the city council. The party’s Kaohsiung City headquarters held a symposium on how to lead a successful recall campaign, CNA reported.
KMT to use recall success to drive pork referendum
By Lin Liang-sheng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is hoping to use the momentum from its successful recall of a Taoyuan city councilor to drive its referendum on the importation of pork containing ractopamine, while eyeing its next recall target, a party official said on Sunday.
Taoyuan City Councilor Wang Hao-yu (王浩宇) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was recalled on Saturday in a vote with a turnout rate of 28 percent in Taoyuan’s Jhongli District (中壢).
Although the victory boosted morale among the pan-blue camp, it is likely not replicable elsewhere, the KMT official said.
KMT proposes legislative motions to halt US imports
By Chen Yun / Staff reporter
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday proposed four legislative motions urging the government to halt the planned lifting of a ban on US pork imports that contain residues of the feed additive ractopamine and renegotiate the deal with Washington.
However, the motions were blocked by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) majority in the Legislative Yuan.
Although ractopamine is banned as an animal feed additive in Taiwan due to concerns over its safety, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Aug. 28 announced that the nation would lift its ban on imports of pork from the US, where the additive is allowed, as well as imports of beef from cattle aged 30 months or older.