<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
The results of a legislative by-election for Taichung’s second electoral district and a recall vote in Taipei’s fifth electoral district on Sunday were announced on the day.
The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) candidate, Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀), won the by-election, while independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐), despite having more people vote in favor of his recall than against it, survived, as the number of voters fell short of the threshold.
For the past year or so, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has instigated four retributive recalls and instigated one by-election. Looking at the results alone, two of the recalls of former DPP
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) Independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐) survived a recall election in Taipei's fifth electoral district Sunday after the number of votes in favor of the recall fell just short of the required threshold.